FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 25, 2025
Contact: Jin.Choi@mail.house.gov
Steering & Policy Committee Co-Chair Congresswoman Barragán Opens Hearing on Harmful Trump & Republican Cuts to SNAP Benefits
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy (S&P) Committee, opened a committee hearing on the harmful impact of Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans’ potential cuts to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. This was the second in a series of hearings, led by the Democratic Steering & Policy Committee, to highlight the disastrous impact of cuts to essential government services in order for Trump and Republicans to pay for tax cuts to their billionaire donors.
“Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans want to take food off the tables of middle- and working-class American families. They do not care about hardworking Americans who just want to have a solid meal and feed their loved ones. One in ten people across the United States relies on SNAP. That could be your grandmother, father, next door neighbor, or so many others in your community that suffer from a lack of food to eat. House Democrats will fight like hell to stop Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Republicans in Congress from taking food out of the hands of the Americans who need it most,” said Congresswoman Barragán.
The Congresswoman was joined at the hearing by fellow House Democrats: House Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Minority Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Maxwell Frost (FL-10), Steering & Policy Co-Chairs Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) and Robin Kelly (IL-02), and Reps. Angie Craig (MN-02), Jim McGovern (MA-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jill Tokuda (HI-02), Sanford Bishop (GA-02), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Greg Casar (TX-35), and Shontel Brown (OH-11).
The hearing featured multimedia exhibits, expert witnesses, and testimony from everyday Americans who spoke about how the loss of SNAP benefits could devastate families and communities. Witnesses included Tom Colicchio, head judge and executive producer of the Emmy-winning Bravo hit series Top Chef and food security advocate, Stacy Dean, the Inaugural Carbonell Family Executive Director of the Global Food Institute at The George Washington University, Kaitlynne Yancy, Director of Membership Programs at the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and SNAP dependent, Cindy Camp, a full-time unpaid family caregiver who lost her Medicaid coverage after the COVID-19 pandemic, and Aaron Carrillo, a health care executive who relied on SNAP benefits to provide family stability during his childhood.
Video of the opening remarks can be found HERE.
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