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We’re Cutting Your Food Stamps: The Trump Administration’s Assault on SNAP
In the summer of 2025, Congress passed the largest cuts to SNAP in the program's history. Then, during the October 2025 government shutdown, the administration refused to use reserve funds to ensure even these basic minimums were met. The message was unmistakable: for this administration, feeding families is optional.
A federal judge ultimately ordered USDA to fully fund SNAP, and benefits resumed. But the episode exposed something deeper and more troubling.
Impact Fund and Co-Counsel File Food Benefits Lawsuit for 42 Million People
“Food or rent. Food or medicine. Food or transportation. Food for me or food for my children.” Earlier this week, we brought the voices of the 42 million people being denied food benefits to federal court.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (“SNAP,” formerly known as food stamps) is the most important and effective program we have to fight hunger in the United States. It gives 42 million people in over 22 million households the ability to put food on their tables, keep their children in school, focus on their jobs, and improve the overall health of their families.