SNAP

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power 2026-05-08

The Farm Bill Passed With $187 Billion in Food Stamp Cuts Baked In. Now the Senate Has to Own It.

The House passed a Farm Bill that locks in SNAP cuts already signed into law. The Senate is not being asked to cut food assistance. It is being asked whether to restore it.

power 2026-05-05

The House Passed a Farm Bill. The Senate Needs 10 Democrats. Neither Side Wants to Give the Other What It Needs.

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act cleared the House 224-200, stripped of ethanol and pesticide protections that Republican farm-state members wanted. Now it needs 60 Senate votes, which means SNAP cuts that Democrats will not accept.

power 2026-04-20

RFK Got 18 States to Ban Junk Food From Food Stamps. PepsiCo Cut Prices by 15%.

Florida and nearly two dozen states began restricting SNAP purchases to exclude soda, candy, and ultra-processed foods today. Within a week of the first bans, PepsiCo dropped snack prices 15%. The food industry is reacting faster than the policy can move.