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littlemissmartypants

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Wed Jun 3, 2026, 07:17 PM 14 hrs ago

ICYMI: SNAP Faces $187 Billion in Cuts. Who Is Paying the Price?



Benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are a vital lifeline for many low-income families, helping them get the groceries they need to feed their households. But millions are now losing access to SNAP benefits due to radical cuts specified in President Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill." Sara Naomi Bleich, Professor of Public Health Policy at Harvard, joins Hari Sreenivasan to break down what this means.


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ICYMI: SNAP Faces $187 Billion in Cuts. Who Is Paying the Price? (Original Post) littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago OP
Ms. Bleich explains it very well Skittles 14 hrs ago #1
Anything that assists us, TSF takes away for his projects Deuxcents 13 hrs ago #2

Deuxcents

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2. Anything that assists us, TSF takes away for his projects
Wed Jun 3, 2026, 08:41 PM
13 hrs ago

Like a ballroom, an arch, golden statues. There is no accountability for the financial shift.. where is the money going when taken from children, research, education, health care? Our system of government has been hyjacked

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