John,

SNAP nutrition benefits are the most effective anti-hunger program in the U.S., but they do much more than address hunger. SNAP helps reduce poverty and improve health outcomes with studies showing that SNAP recipients have lower annual medical costs than people with similar means who do not receive SNAP.¹ It leads to better education outcomes and self-sufficiency in urban and rural communities alike.

And yet, during Trump’s government shutdown, he illegally withheld SNAP funds from tens of millions of beneficiaries, using food insecurity as a weapon against vulnerable families.

Trump’s attacks come just months after Republicans passed their Big Budget Betrayal that cut $187 billion from SNAP over the next decade―the largest cut in the program’s history.

In response, Democrats in the House and Senate have introduced the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act of 2025 to reverse Republicans’ SNAP cuts.

Add your name to urge the House and Senate to hold a vote on revering the $187 billion in SNAP cuts now.

Nutrition assistance used to be a bipartisan issue. But when Republicans passed their Big Budget Betrayal, they not only cut benefits, but shifted some of the cost responsibilities to states. As a result, states will be forced to find money in their state budgets by cutting other services, raising taxes, or cutting or eliminating SNAP altogether.

These cuts will impact every single one of the more than 40 million Americans who currently receive SNAP, with roughly 4 million expected to lose all or most of their benefits―including children, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities.

We will not allow Donald Trump and his Republican Party to take food away from children and the most vulnerable. Add your name to demand Congress pass the Restoring Food Security for American Families and Farmers Act now.

Together, we’re standing up to Republicans’ cruelty, which is putting tax cuts for billionaires over food for our children.

With you in this fight,

Rashida

P.S. If you or someone you know is experiencing food insecurity, you may find these links helpful:

• Type your zip code into findhelp.org for a map of local food pantries and resources to help pay for transit, housing, and healthcare.

• Access or donate baby formula at https://freeformula.exchange.

• Find a nearby community fridge or mini food pantry that’s accessible to all.

• Buy low-cost surplus food from local grocery stores and restaurants through the Too Good to Go app, the Gopuff app (see here for info about SNAP recipients getting $50 of free groceries), and the Flashfood app.

• And if you’re over 65 or disabled on Medicaid or Medicare, you may be eligible for free home-delivered meals with https://www.momsmeals.com/. See if you qualify here.

We’ll keep fighting together to guarantee food, healthcare, and housing as human rights.

¹ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Participation and Health Care Expenditures Among Low-Income Adults