ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The sweeping federal spending proposal making its way through Congress — aimed at shepherding President Donald Trump’s top priorities — is also triggering concerns over proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, particularly in Florida where roughly 3 million residents rely on the program.

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Peggy Shannon, a senior living on a fixed income in St. Petersburg, is one of those Floridians who rely on food assistance to get by.

“I don’t want to be on it, but it’s a necessity for me,” she said. “It helps supplement my food ... The good things that I need that the doctor tells me that I need to buy.”

“I do plan on being self-sufficient, but c

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