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Congressman Steven Horsford's Statement on the Trump Administration Rule to Slash SNAP Benefits

Statement

Date: Dec. 5, 2019
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Unemployed and Low-Income Agriculture and Food

Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) released the following statement after the Trump Administration issued a final rule that increases onerous work requirements for hungry Americans relying on the lifeline of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and weakens states' ability to provide food assistance in high-unemployment areas, and threatens the benefits of 2.1 million Americans:

"With this rule, the Trump administration is taking food from the tables of our poorest and most vulnerable Nevadans," Congressman Horsford said. "Hungry families have told the USDA, through tens of thousands of public comments, that this rule would cut life-saving nutrition assistance at a time when they need it most."

"This rule shows the administration's shocking and inhumane disregard for the health and well-being of millions of Americans and 129,078 Nevada households who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. The truth is many SNAP recipients are either attempting to find work or face hardships that prevent them from doing so. This administration would rather demonize them than help them."


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