Cuts to SNAP Will Deepen Hungry and Hardship Across Montana

Montana Food Bank Network (MFBN) is gravely concerned about the passage of the budget reconciliation bill, which includes the most significant cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Passed by a narrow margin in Congress and expected to be signed into law, this bill marks one of the most devastating setbacks for low-income families in decades.

MFBN and a broad coalition of anti-hunger advocates, community leaders, and everyday Montanans have urged lawmakers to reject this harmful legislation. Yet their calls went unheeded. Lawmakers chose politics over people.

“This bill...