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- Members of the Congressional Black Caucus voiced concerns over budget cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, noting that 20% of Black households face food insecurity compared to 7% of white households.
- CBC Chair Yvette Clarke stated that proposed cuts to SNAP would endanger millions of families and emphasized that SNAP is a vital lifeline, not a handout.
- Rep. Sanford Bishop warned that significant SNAP cuts could jeopardize over 285,000 jobs and harm state economies, leading to increased unemployment.
- Experts estimate that proposed cuts to Medicaid and SNAP could reduce state GDPs by $113 billion in 2026, impacting state budgets and employment negatively.
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California Faces $17 Billion Economic Hit, 140,000 Job Losses Under GOP Budget Cuts
Taken together, the Republican proposal to cut upward of $880 billion in funding for Medicaid and $230 billion for SNAP over the next 10 years would collectively reduce state GDPs by $113 billion in 2026, resulting in the loss of more than 1 million jobs, the report estimates.
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Congressional Black Caucus Sounds Alarm to Protect SNAP Benefits
By Lauren Burke During a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol on March 25, members of the Congressional Black Caucus spoke out with concern about budgetary threats to the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). CBC Chair Yvette Clarke spoke of “grave concerns” about the “Republican scheme to cut billions of dollars to cut SNAP benefits that held millions of American families.” [This post contains video, click to play] CBC …
Federal budget cuts would cost California 140K jobs, new report says
If federal cuts to SNAP and Medicaid were to go through, ripple effects would be felt throughout all 50 states but California would be hit hardest, losing jobs and billions in GDP and tax revenues, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health has found.
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