{"id":1052927,"date":"2025-05-16T18:16:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T22:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052927"},"modified":"2025-05-16T18:16:58","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T22:16:58","slug":"icymi-trumps-cuts-to-food-assistance-programs-leave-food-banks-and-working-families-struggling-to-stay-afloat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-trumps-cuts-to-food-assistance-programs-leave-food-banks-and-working-families-struggling-to-stay-afloat\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: Trump\u2019s Cuts to Food Assistance Programs Leave Food Banks and Working Families Struggling to Stay Afloat\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As Republicans prepare to cut SNAP funding for millions of Americans in their upcoming budget bill, Americans are already reeling from Donald Trump and Elon Musk\u2019s reckless DOGE cuts that have jeopardized state-based anti-hunger programs, yanking away millions in funding without warning. Make no mistake: Trump and Republicans would rather enrich themselves and their billionaire buddies than ensure hardworking families can put food on the table.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a look at the devastating impact of Trump and Republicans\u2019 cuts so far: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

San Antonio Current<\/strong><\/a>: As GOP looks to cut food stamps, Trump has already slashed $11 million in food aid for Texans<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Sanford Nowlin, 5\/15\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs Republicans consider slashing food benefits to help pay for President Donald Trump’s proposed tax cuts \u2014 a move that would affect 3.2 million Texans \u2014 a recent White House cut that’s received less media attention has already yanked $11 million in food aid from hungry Lone Star State residents. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe San Antonio Food Bank was expected to receive about $3.1 million of that total, according to Michael Guerra, the nonprofit’s chief philanthropy officer. On top of the lost funding, the USDA’s move deprived the Food Bank of 31 tractor trailer-loads of food from area farmers. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGuerra also worries the budget cuts now under consideration by the Republican-controlled Congress would be a second blow for needy Texas families, especially if they shift funds away from the Supplemental Nutrition Access Program (SNAP), also known as Food Stamps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018If there are significant cuts to SNAP, there could be a pandemic-like effect for us in terms of need,\u2019 Guerra said. \u2018For it to come right before our highest time of need makes it tough.\u2019 \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Donald Trump and Elon Musk have already ripped food away from vulnerable Texans \u2014 including children and the elderly. Now, Trump and Republicans are pushing a budget that would cut food and nutrition programs by billions of dollars just to gift more tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy,\u2019 Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Martin further attacked the Republicans for considering cuts to food assistance as the Trump White House’s tariffs raise grocery prices and contribute to a slowing economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018As Texans brace for a Trump-made recession, Republicans are taking a sledge hammer to the programs that keep working families afloat during tough economic times,\u2019 he added.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama Political Reporter<\/strong><\/a>: Opinion | Let them eat \u2026 nothing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Josh Moon, 5\/8\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThanks to Trump and Elon Musk\u2019s DOGE efforts, which ran roughshod through the nation\u2019s various agencies, cutting and halting programs regardless of their performances, a number of food assistance programs were axed. Among those were the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which allocated more than $7 million to Alabama this year. The USDA did not disburse some of those funds after the DOGE cuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe result: Entities like the Heart of Alabama Food Bank lost substantial funding (it lost more than $600,000) and 23 truck loads of food were canceled without notice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Donald Trump and Elon Musk have already ripped food away from vulnerable Alabamians \u2013 including children and the elderly,\u2019 said DNC Chairman Ken Martin. \u2018Now, Trump and Republicans are pushing a budget that would cut food and nutrition programs by billions of dollars just to gift more tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018As grocery costs skyrocket and shelves are left empty, Trump is making it harder for Alabama families to put a warm meal on the table. As Alabamians brace for a Trump-made recession, Republicans are taking a sledge hammer to the programs that keep working families afloat during tough economic times.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no hyperbole in Martin\u2019s statement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe USDA cuts are necessary to achieve the savings needed for the Trump administration\u2019s goal of doling out more major tax breaks to the nation\u2019s wealthiest citizens and again rolling back the corporate tax rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Alabama alone, some 750,000 people depend on SNAP for food. They are our state\u2019s poorest, neediest citizens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSurely there is a lesson written in a book somewhere that would tell us to care for these people first, and also something about a rich man, a camel and a needle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Olympian<\/strong><\/a>: Some WA food bank clients getting less as providers stretch supply to cope with cuts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[Simone Carter, 5\/12\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn March, the Trump administration slashed or paused a combined $1 billion from two programs upon which food banks in Washington and other states depend. At the same time, federal employees are being laid off at an unprecedented pace. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDemocratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin took aim at Trump in an email to McClatchy. He contends that the President and GOP U.S. lawmakers are pursuing a budget that would chop billions of dollars from nutrition and food programs so that they can give more tax breaks to the ultra-rich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018As grocery costs skyrocket and shelves are left empty, Trump is making it harder for Washington families to put a warm meal on the table,\u2019 Martin said. \u2018As Washingtonians brace for a Trump-made recession, Republicans are taking a sledge hammer to the programs that keep working families afloat during tough economic times.\u2019 \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVisits to food banks in Washington since 2021 are up by about 60% on average, noted Mike Cohen, executive director of the Bellingham Food Bank. In Whatcom County, they\u2019ve risen by more than 120% since that year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Cohen\u2019s view, the federal cuts \u2014 administered quickly and without real notice \u2014 display a disregard for the community\u2019s public health. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhatcom County had planned for about $180,000 in LFPA funding this year that was suddenly yanked, he said. That money could have purchased roughly 150,000 pounds of local fruits and vegetables \u2014 a loss also felt by the local farmers growing the crops: \u2018That was some guaranteed sales that they lost overnight.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMost who depend on food banks for sustenance are either kids or senior citizens, he said. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSue Potter, CEO of Pierce County\u2019s Nourish food bank network, said the gap left by federal cuts will be hard to fill with local fundraising alone. \u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe loss of funding will mean that food bank guests will have fewer options for protein and dairy products, as well as other key ingredients, she said.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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