Republicans’ ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Would Shift Food Benefit Costs Onto States
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An unprecedented cut in federal funds would likely lead to states cutting benefits.
WASHINGTON — Republicans will seek a dramatic change to federal food benefits to help pay for trillions in tax cuts as part of what they call the “big, beautiful bill” enacting President Donald Trump’s policy vision.
Under a proposal unveiled Monday, the federal government would ask states to shoulder part of the $100 billion annual cost of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, something many state governments would struggle to do.
“For far too long, the SNAP program has drifted from a bridge to support American households in need to a permanent destination riddled with bureaucratic inefficiencies, misplaced incentives, and limited accountability,” House Agriculture Committee chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) said in a press release.
Republicans have long complained that states took advantage of supposedly lax eligibility rules to enroll as many people in SNAP as possible.
“This portion of the One Big, Beautiful Bill restores the program’s original intent, offering a temporary helping hand while encouraging work, cracking down on loopholes exploited by states, and protecting taxpayer dollars while supporting the hardworking men and women of American agriculture,” Thompson said.
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