Citing a hunger ‘crisis,’ US mayors call for end to federal SNAP cuts

By: Kevin Hardy

Outlets: Stateline

Published: July 22, 2026

Words: 581

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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More than 200 American mayors are calling on the federal government to reverse changes that will cost states billions and push millions of people off the food stamp program.

This week, the United States Conference of Mayors asked the U.S. Senate’s agriculture committee to reconsider the deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, enacted in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In addition to imposing new eligibility and work requirements for …

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