On this edition of Your Call, we'll find out how food banks are preparing for the Republican Party's budget law, which will cause 22 million families to lose some or all of their food assistance benefits, according to the Urban Institute.
Before this bill passed, Morning Consult found that more Americans are going hungry. This bill will make this crisis worse. How are food banks preparing?
Guests:
Marchon Tatmon, associate director of policy and advocacy at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
Allison Goodwin, president and CEO of the Redwood Empire Food Bank in Santa Rosa, CA
Maria Gutierrez, outreach associate with CalFresh
Resources:
Axios: An increasing share of American adults are going hungry
Urban Institute: How the Senate Budget Reconciliation SNAP Proposals Will Affect Families in Every US State
The Guardian: Republican cuts to food and health benefits ‘will kill’, advocacy groups warn
The New Republic: Trump’s Big Cuts Are Going to Overwhelm Food Banks With Hungry People
Politico: Red states brace for SNAP fallout
Ms.: Governors in 12 Republican-Led States Reject Federal Funding for Summer Lunches
