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Jahana Hayes: “The total cut to SNAP in related nutrition programs under…”

Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks

Published June 18, 2024 | Video Starts at 04:01

All Americans benefit from this anti hunger program. A majority of Americans support increasing funding for snap, not cutting it. The total cut to SNAP in related nutrition programs under the House Republican proposal is roughly $30 billion. The average per person SNAP benefit would be roughly $7 less per month between 2027 and 2031 and jump to $15 less per month in 2032 and 2033. (04:01–04:08)

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Asserts that the House Republican proposal would cut SNAP and related programs by $30 billion.

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“Over 42 million people rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, and 41% of those households have children.”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 00:28-00:39
“SNAP benefits are modest, averaging only about $6.20 per person per day or about $2 per person per meal.”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 00:38-00:49
“92% of SNAP benefits go to households with income below the poverty line and 54% go to households at or below half of the poverty line.”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 01:03-01:13
“Every dollar spent on SNAP benefits generates as much as $1.54 to the local economy.”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 01:14-01:22
“House Republicans are putting forward a farm bill which would end the USDA's authority to increase the Thrifty Food Plan.”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 01:22-01:30
“The farm bill put forth by House Republicans would result in roughly $30 billion in benefit cuts, according to the Congressional Budget…”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 02:10-02:19
“The 2021 update [to the Thrifty Food Plan] lifted over 2 million SNAP participants out of poverty or above the poverty line, including over…”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 02:51-03:24
“A 2023 Data for Progress poll found that 66% have a favorable view of SNAP, including 83% of Democrats, 62% of independents and 52% of…”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 03:37-03:52
“The average per person SNAP benefit would be roughly $7 less per month between 2027 and 2031 and jump to $15 less per month in 2032 and…”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 04:08-04:23
“This cut would affect nearly 6 million older adults, 4 million people with disability and nearly 17 million children, including 5 million…”
Special Order Hour on Protecting SNAP - Opening Remarks | Uploaded June 18, 2024 | 04:26-04:40