Reverse Harmful SNAP Cuts

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has enjoyed wide bipartisan support over the years. But the budget reconciliation bill Republicans rammed through Congress in 2025—and signed into law by the president—poses the greatest threat to the program in its history. The administration’s refusal to fully fund SNAP during the government shutdown only exacerbated the cruelty.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the budget bill will cut food assistance by $187 billion over the next 10 years—all to provide tax breaks for the wealthy. This 20% cut will leave millions of children, senior citizens, veterans, workers, and people with disabilities and chronic health conditions without the benefits that help put food on the table.

The drastic cuts already happening to SNAP could leave many schools unable to continue providing healthy free school meals to all students. Schools in high-poverty areas can provide meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), but eligibility is based on the proportion of students whose families receive SNAP benefits. Also, students’ automatic eligibility for school meals based on their families’ SNAP status may be in limbo if their families lose SNAP. Children who are hungry can’t focus on learning.

Repealing the Republican cuts will keep millions of Americans from suffering and also protect farmers, food retailers, local communities, and all others that participate in the food economy.

Ask your Members of Congress to restore SNAP benefits to millions of Americans and to oppose any farm bill that does not address this issue.