(NAFB.com) – Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Ag Committee, reacted to the billions in cuts to the SNAP program proposed by Senate Republicans. “Republican proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program continue to be devastating to families in need, push a major financial burden onto states, and cause farmers and independent grocers who already operate on thin margins to lose billions in revenue,” Klobuchar said. “SNAP serves 16 million kids, eight million seniors, four million people with disabilities, and more than one million veterans.” She also said while some changes were made to the food assistance cuts, the bill continues to include an unprecedented cost shift, forcing tens of billions of SNAP costs onto state governments for the first time. “Over the next decade, cuts to SNAP will also cost farmers tens of billions in revenue because Americans won’t be able to buy their products,” Klobuchar added.
