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TYLER \u2014 The House has passed a budget proposal within the \u2018Big Beautiful Bill\u2019 that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid. According to our news partner KETK, this results in the largest rollback of food assistance in our nation\u2019s history, according to \u2018Feeding Texas\u2019. SNAP currently feeds 3 million Texans and cutting funding for this program would result in $300 billion lost in aid. <\/p>\n
The estimated total of Texans at risk of losing all SNAP benefits is 392,000 and 806,000 are at risk of losing partial benefits. Additionally, the bill could leave one million Texans without health insurance, specifically putting elderly and pregnant women in rural areas at risk. <\/p>\n
\u201cThis represents a 30 percent cut to our nation\u2019s most important and effective anti-hunger program,\u201d Vice President of Feeding Texas Jamie Olsen said. \u201cTexas would be required to pay 1.8 billion dollars a year starting in 2028,\u201d Olsen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re urging Congress to ensure no one is forced to choose between food and other basic needs,\u201d the East Texas Food Bank said.<\/p>\n
The Senate is projected to vote on the budget as early as June 16. Both chambers must conference and re-vote on a final bill before the August debt limit. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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