Washington, DC — Congressional Republicans’ agenda is already ripping food off of millions of working families’ tables. According to a new analysis by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), SNAP participation dropped by approximately 2.5 million Americans between the passing of last year’s Republican Tax Law and the end of the year.
Republicans in Congress voted for the largest cuts to SNAP in history last year to bankroll massive tax breaks for billionaires. Millions of working Americans have already lost their food assistance, and the number is only expected to increase as Republicans’ devastating cuts are fully implemented. Meanwhile, billionaires are enjoying even more tax breaks at the expense of families just trying to put food on the table. Congressional Republicans have also said that they want even more cuts to programs working Americans rely on to help fuel their unnecessary and costly war in Iran.
“SNAP is a lifeline for working Americans nationwide. Now, that lifeline is being ripped away from millions because Republicans in Congress decided that giving tax breaks to billionaires and waging war are more important than protecting food for families,” said Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal. “No family should have to worry about putting food on the table, but congressional Republicans have made sure that millions will.”
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Unrig Our Economy is a national campaign to fix the rules of our economy to make it work for working people. We know that when the middle class does well, all of us do well — which is why we’re fighting on behalf of working Americans and holding corporations, their wealthy executives, and the politicians who enable them accountable.