Press Hit: Opinion: Cuts to Food Assistance Will Hurt Families in Rural Michigan, and Cities

A showdown over nutrition assistance for American families is happening in Washington, D.C. Congressional Republicans have proposed deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, or SNAP, to avoid raising the limit for how much money the American public can borrow to pay its bills.

As food systems advocates, we know that when people can’t afford to feed their families, local economies struggle. But even more important, it’s a moral choice to let people go hungry. One in four Michiganders could be at risk of losing their SNAP benefits, according to a Center on Budget and Policy Priorities study, if the proposed restrictions to SNAP are approved.

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