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Testimony for SNAP and Other Nutrition Assistance in the Farm Bill Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition Specialty Crops Organics and Research April 16 2023 Chairman Fetterman Ranking Member Braun and Subcommittee...Subcommittee Members Thank you for receiving my written testimony today regarding the SNAP program About 25 years ago I was impacted...

programs like The Emergency Food Assistance Program TEFAP the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program CSFP work hand in hand with food banks to help families...and Human Services and in coordination with USDA Our Kitchen and SNAP Employment and Training Philabundance is a recipient of the SNAP...

the chill of the winter We worked with Marsha to stabilize her situation helping her with food via SNAP utilities and getting her into new housing When Marsha and her children moved into their new apartment...ensure we give people a way out of poverty Work requirements do not get people out of poverty 75 of SNAP recipients with children who are not...

so important The farmers in our network created partnerships and got involved with initiatives like SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program GusNIP Produce...

Committee that I have been very troubled that now it is very clear that they are going to try to cut SNAP 20 You know for me it has always been a passion of mine and one of the reasons why I was so excited...

the summary of revisions from the text introduced June 11 2025 Saves Taxpayer Dollars Strengthens SNAP work requirements for able bodied adults by increasing the age limit from 54 through 64 Includes parents...Controls the growth of SNAP by limiting benefit increases to the rate of inflation Protects against a repeat of an overreaching Biden...

volatile than it was a few months ago That means people are going to need these programs like the SNAP program Then you also have the farmers and ranchers that are getting headwinds at them on many different...to nutrition programs like SNAP would be dev astating to child nutrition SNAP is also our largest child nutrition program serving 15 5...

applications for every potentially eligible student we rely on highly accurate data from programs like SNAP and Medicaid Children receiving those benefits are automatically enrolled for free or reduced price...American farmers We are also concerned about proposed changes in cuts to SNAP and Medicaid eligibility Currently 1 in 5 children receive...

and will do all they can to be a voice for the farmers and ranchers and those that are getting the SNAP benefits and those that are using the conservation programs and the people of Amer ica that benefit...both of you The Biden Administration made individuals reliant on the SNAP Pro gram and the Federal Government to provide for them SNAP should be...

dietary habits I encourage you to find ways to make fresh fruits and vegetables more available to SNAP recipients and to expand the fresh fruit and vegetable snack program offered to school children that...take that crop Senator BOOKER Mr Wingard last and I know I said two lastlys but the programs like SNAP you mentioned I have seen the incredible...