Families and lawmakers talk about impacts to SNAP and HUSKY

Lawmakers met with families to talk about federal programs impacted by the Big Beautiful Bill that passed this summer in Meriden Tuesday evening.

Many people are most worried about what changes to SNAP benefits and Medicaid will mean for them.

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Families shared concerns about cuts to SNAP and Medicaid with legislators at a town hall at the Augusta Curtis Cultural Center in Meriden. The meeting was organized by The Connecticut Project, a nonprofit that works to improve the lives of working families.

“We know that there are about 900,000 people enrolled in Husky, about 400,000 people in SNAP," Coralys Santana, a campaign manager with the Connecticut Project Action Fund Group, said. "And people are going to be making ha