KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — Advocates say cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) included in the budget reconciliation bill passed by the U.S. House in May would harm Kentucky families, children, and farmers.

“This bill puts food assistance at risk for over 575,000 Kentuckians,” said Jessica Klein, Policy Associate at the Kentucky Center for Economic Policy. “The House proposal would not only be the biggest cut to SNAP in history, it would also fundamentally weaken what we know to be an effective anti-hunger program.”

Klein pointed to provisions in the legislation that would require states to cover a portion of SNAP benefits, which the federal government has always covered.

She said this could saddle Kentucky with as much as $250 million in annual costs to ensure Kentuckia

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