The President's budget proposal is heartless and immoral in
countless ways, but I want to focus on one aspect of it in particular.
President Trump, who lived in a gold-plated luxury
tower before the White House, proposes to cut the supplemental nutritional
assistance program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, by $191 billion dollars.
He’s not the first politician to demagogue those who receive
these vital benefits. He certainly won't be the last.
Let me help paint a picture of who needs nutritional
assistance. It’s more people than you think.
Whether you know it or not, it is
likely you know someone who depends on SNAP.
→1 in 7 families in small towns and rural areas need SNAP to
make ends meet.
→1 in 8 families in cities need SNAP to eat
→1 in 6 children in the U.S. live in a home dependent on SNAP
→1 in 10 seniors use SNAP to afford a healthy meal
→1 in 10 veterans need SNAP to get by
→1 in 8 families in cities need SNAP to eat
→1 in 6 children in the U.S. live in a home dependent on SNAP
→1 in 10 seniors use SNAP to afford a healthy meal
→1 in 10 veterans need SNAP to get by
The SNAP program is one of the best run and most efficient
programs in the federal government. In addition to helping to feed Americans
who are hungry, SNAP puts money in the pockets of the farmers who grow and
produce food and the small businesses who sell it.
I hope you’ll raise your voice: Share this post to spread
the word and stand up for our neighbors, friends, and families who deserve
better than to be left behind.
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