Shontel M. Brown

“For the first time in history, this bill would force States to pay for part of SNAP benefits, and it would require States to increase their share of administrative costs. This is an unfunded mandate, plain and simple. Let's be clear. The costs are staggering, the consequences are devastating, and the cruelty is deeply disturbing. This policy punishes those who can least afford it: seniors on a fixed income, veterans, and families already forced to choose between gas and groceries. States will be stuck in a corner.”