Is the funding for Federal Food Programs vulnerable to cuts by Congress and the president? Who is doing advocacy work around this issue?
Yes, the funding for Federal Food Programs is vulnerable to presidential actions and to cuts by Congress, and the impact of these cuts is felt most greatly within low-income neighborhoods. In the past, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program was cut by almost twenty-eight billion dollars over six years as part of the 1996 welfare law. As a result, eligibility for SNAP benefits was limited for legal immigrants and unemployed childless adults. The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) are two examples of organizations that are conducting ground-breaking research on the vulnerabilities of Federal Food Programs by analyzing the programs statistics, their characteristics, and the potential outcomes of cuts made by Congress and the president.
