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More Americans Are Going Hungry Amid Economic Crisis — And Many Can’t Get Help

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“The current economic crisis means rising demand for food stamps. While Congress has passed additional benefits for some recipients, a large percentage of the poorest households did not get an increase. Meanwhile, many people, from college students now at home to those at high-risk for COVID-19, are facing new complications in accessing their benefits. Economics…

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Funds Endless War & Nuclear Weapons While Slashing Aid to Poor & Hungry Americans

3 years ago Democracy Now

“President Trump unveiled his 2021 budget request Monday, proposing massive cuts to Medicaid and food stamps while increasing spending on the military and his border wall. The $4.8 trillion budget would slash Environmental Protection Agency spending by more than a quarter while allocating $18 billion for Trump’s newly established Space Force. Trump is also requesting…

PBS NewsHour

How Cuts to Food Stamp Program Could Increase ‘Poor Outcomes’ For the Food Insecure

3 years ago PBS NewsHour

“The Trump administration is making some major changes to the food stamp program, known as SNAP. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture finalized a new rule expected to end access to the benefit for nearly 700,000 people by enforcing tougher work standards and limiting exemptions. The Urban Institute’s Elaine Waxman joins Amna Nawaz to…

PBS NewsHour

Hunger a persistent problem for poor Americans as Republicans mull SNAP cuts

6 years ago PBS NewsHour

Spending on social welfare programs like SNAP, also known as food stamps, would be dramatically cut under the White House budget unveiled in May. In Arkansas, a state that mirrors the national picture, 14 percent of the population was on food stamps last year. How would a cut affect poor families, the state’s budget and…

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