Hi,

Many working families and children in America are facing food insecurity, yet Republican extremists in Congress are trying to cut the very benefits people in need use to buy groceries.

In fact, House Republicans want to slash nutritional assistance benefits like SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in the next funding bill. The GOP is going as far as trying to cut off access to fruits and vegetables for people using SNAP.1

Sign the petition: Demand that Congress strengthen the SNAP provisions in the 2023 Farm bill and protect Americans from MAGA Republicans’ extreme proposals.

Republicans are threatening a government shutdown to get their way, and if they do, we will see deep cuts in food benefits that would hurt millions of Americans who rely on this assistance on a daily basis. Families rely on SNAP benefits to stave off hunger. SNAP prevents kids across America from going hungry. These benefits are critical for child development, nutritional health for the whole family, and so much more.

Congress has the opportunity to counter extreme right-wing efforts by strengthening the SNAP provisions in the 2023 Farm Bill. Expanded benefits would improve SNAP access for older adults, veterans, and working families, ensure adequate support to match higher grocery prices, fund and improve state employment programs, and so much more.

Now, in the House, the GOP is targeting SNAP. The SNAP has been part of the Farm Bill for 5 years and is set to expire at the end of this month. It's a program that lifts millions out of poverty, boosts the local economy, and ensures that vulnerable people across the country have access to food.2 House Republicans are adamant about stripping people, especially children, of nutritional assistance.

We cannot let Republicans get their way in the Farm Bill and watch millions of people go hungry.

Add your name: Urge Congress to strengthen SNAP provisions in the farm bill and protect Americans from hunger.

Thanks for taking action,

Tihi and the team at Demand Progress

Sources:

  1. GOP House Appropriations, “Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill," June 14, 2023.
  2. The Center for Law and Social Policy, “What's at Stake in the 2023 Farm Bill," 2023.

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