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WASHINGTON, March 5, 2025 – The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) and more than 1,800 national, state, and local organizations from every state in the country signed on to a letter urging Congress to reject any proposals that would cut or weaken the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the child nutrition programs. The letter underscores the critical role SNAP plays in helping tens of millions of people put food on the table and how SNAP goes beyond food assistance, including supporting health and boosting the economy. 

WASHINGTON, February 27, 2025 — The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), the nation’s leading anti-hunger advocacy organization, today released state-by-state fact sheets that illustrate how proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would impact struggling households and local economies across the country.  

WASHINGTON, February 14, 2025 — At a time when millions of people throughout the country are struggling to make ends meet, Congress should be focused on strengthening critical food assistance programs, not weakening them. Yet, some Republicans in Congress are proposing drastic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), our nation’s first line of defense against hunger, and school meals, which are critical to children’s health and learning. These cuts would take away food from people who need it, increase hunger, and harm the economy.  

WASHINGTON, January 28, 2025 — Last evening, President Trump’s Office of Management and Budget issued memorandum M-25-13, freezing federal financial assistance to states, families, and communities, effective 5 p.m. Eastern today, Tuesday, January 28. This action is a clear violation of the law, as the president does not have the authority to withhold appropriated funds. Congress has enacted several laws to prevent such overreach, including the Appropriations Clause, the Purpose Statute, and the Impoundment Control Act. It also undermines the constitutional principle of checks and balances. 

WASHINGTON, January 17, 2025 — As inauguration day quickly approaches, the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) is calling on the Trump administration and the incoming Congress to safeguard the federal nutrition programs, emphasizing that proposals to cut funding for vital resources like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) would have devastating consequences for people’s health, the economy, and communities across the nation.