With all the big changes happening politically and economically, many American families are worried that programs they have counted on in the past may go away -- and they could go hungry because

A House committee voted in favor of a bill that would cut billions in federal funding for SNAP, a program that numerous Louisiana residents rely on.

Almost 60% of surveyed shoppers oppose cutting or reducing funding for the food assistance program, FMI shared last week.

States will likely serve fewer people in need of food assistance, experts say, as Congress says it’s rooting out waste to meet spending-reduction goals for tax cuts.

If passed into law, the bill would push 7.6 milion people off Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Cuts and new conditions for SNAP food aid would save $300 billion over ten years. Trump's 2017 tax cuts would be made permanent, costing $2 trillion over the next decade.

House Republicans are looking to push through a package of tax breaks and spending cuts to advance Trump’s agenda.

A sweeping Farm Bill that includes $300 billion in cuts to food assistance programs has cleared the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture.

Amenah Alasadi says local families’ paychecks are failing to match increasing food costs. “The incomes they have do not cover all the expenses for these families,” the Families First of Minnesota home visitor said of the Rochester-area families she assists.

The waiver, which goes into effect Jan. 1, 2026, aligns SNAP-allowable purchases with the list of foods that are exempt from Iowa's sales tax.