“Families have already suffered enough, going nearly a week without SNAP,” said one campaigner. “They don’t deserve all of this whiplash from Republicans over the food they need to survive.” A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to release full funding for 42 million Americans’ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits by Friday, but the US […]
The Trump administration “has once again gone out of its way to inflict further harm on low-income families,” said the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The average recipient of federal food aid will see a massive 61% benefit cut this month—and millions will lose November benefits entirely—under the Trump administration’s plan to only partially fund the Supplemental […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy has issued a state disaster declaration to deal with the food security issue as a result of inaction on the federal budget in Washington D.C. The Governor will declare a 30 day disaster declaration that ensures food security in two ways for the thousands of Alaskan households that utilize Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee (SVAC), celebrated the passage of the Protecting Regular Order (PRO) for Veterans Act in the Senate. Sen. Sullivan, along with 10 of his Senate colleagues, introduced the legislation to establish greater accountability and oversight of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) after a stunning multi-billion-dollar budget […]