'Ending these increased benefits will cause more food insecurity and poverty. It's unacceptable,' PramilaJayapal said of SNAP cuts. 'Poverty and hunger are policy choices. It's time we step up and do more.'
who live alone and on fixed incomes and who only qualify for the minimum amount of help, will see their benefits plummet from $281 to $23 a month.
A trio of Center on Budget and Policy Priorities experts pointed out earlier this month that"a study estimated that EAs kept 4.2 million people above the poverty line in the last quarter of 2021, reducing poverty by 10%―and child poverty by 14%―in states with EAs at the time. The estimated reduction in poverty rates due to EAs was highest for Black and Latino people."Tuesday that the cuts will"allow very high levels of poverty to remain in the country.
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"It's unacceptable," Jayapal added."Poverty and hunger are policy choices. It's time we step up and do more."
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