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The U.S. Department of Agriculture plan ends broad-based categorical eligibility, which currently lets states qualify households for SNAP using other aid programs despite higher incomes or assets. This would affect 3.2 million households, or 17.6 percent of recipients, by 2029, on top of 5.5 million already cut since 2025 under prior laws. Supporters say it targets waste, abuse, and ineligible non-citizens to preserve aid for the truly needy and save $45 billion, while critics like Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Elizabeth Warren call it cruel, warning of hunger for working families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities.
ABC News@ABC
The Trump administration is moving forward with a proposal that would remove assistance from families already receiving other types of federal aid. More than 6 million Americans could lose SNAP benefits, and nearly 2 million children could lose access to free school lunches.
Derick T@Patriot_Party01
@Ilhan Good. Illegals shouldn’t be getting SNAP
Rep. Ilhan Omar@Ilhan
Trump is kicking 6.3 million MORE Americans off SNAP. It's cruel and barbaric. When we gain the majority, we'll restore SNAP benefits.