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Quote attributable to Crystal FitzSimons, president, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
WASHINGTON, March 5, 2026 — “We are deeply disappointed that the House Agriculture Committee has voted 34-17 to report the Chairman G.T. Thompson’s Farm Bill out of committee. This proposal fails to reverse the unprecedented $187 billion in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cuts within the budget reconciliation law, H.R. 1, that will lead millions of people to lose all or some of their SNAP benefits and increase state costs.
Instead of prioritizing the health and well-being of tens of millions of Americans, the committee failed to reverse course and continued down a path that will strip food from the tables of children, veterans, caregivers, older adults, and people experiencing homelessness. This bill blatantly ignores the robust impact of SNAP in supporting families, farmers, food retailers, and America’s overall economy. FRAC strongly urges House leadership not to advance this flawed Farm Bill. We also urge the leadership of the Senate Agriculture Committee to reject the House Agriculture Committee bill and instead proceed with a Farm Bill that prioritizes the needs of families struggling to put food on the table and the needs of American farmers. No Farm Bill is better than this bad Farm Bill.”
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