ALT Quote from Feeding America CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot: People experiencing food insecurity need Congress to invest in solutions that strengthen families and create thriving communities. The budget reconciliation bill being voted on will, instead, take food and health care away from millions of children, seniors, veterans and people with disabilities. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid work together to support basic needs, improve health outcomes, and reduce emergency room visits, each saving taxpayer dollars in the long run. We can and should make these programs more efficient, but not by creating more hurdles that impede access to food, health care, and stability which are all essential for a healthy, thriving life.

ALT Feeding America estimates the proposed House budget reconciliation bill could take an average of 9.5 billion meals off the table for SNAP participants every year. Join us urging Congress: Don't cut food and health care for our neighbors!

ALT Quote from Vince Hall, Chief Government Relations Officer at Feeding America. The child nutrition provisions in the recently passed omnibus spending bill are a historic win for children and families. These are the most extensive permanent policy changes to end child summer hunger in a generation, and they are long overdue.