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Budget Law Cuts $186 B, Removes 4.3 Million from SNAP

5/5/2026

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4.3 million left SNAP after the 2025 budget law cut funding by $186 billion.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins praised loss as a sign of a strengthening economy.
Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) condemned the cuts, linked them to prices due to Donald Trump’s tariffs, and proposed reversal bill.
Caitlin Caspi said unemployment rates did not fall, blaming law’s cuts and work-requirements for SNAP drop, shared by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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4.3 million left SNAP after the 2025 budget law cut funding by $186 billion.
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins praised loss as a sign of a strengthening economy.
Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) condemned the cuts, linked them to prices due to Donald Trump’s tariffs, and proposed reversal bill.
Caitlin Caspi said unemployment rates did not fall, blaming law’s cuts and work-requirements for SNAP drop, shared by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.