Food security advocates in Ohio are sounding the alarm over deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in Donald Trump‘s House-passed “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The Republican reconciliation plan includes nearly $300 billion in SNAP reductions over a decade, which could leave millions without food assistance.
In Ohio, where 1.4 million people—1 in 9 residents—receive SNAP benefits, the impact could be devastating. Joree Novotny, executive director of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, warned that the bill would force states to pay for benefit “error rates,” potentially costing Ohio up to $790 million annually.
“This is the biggest cut to SNAP in history,” said the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. “Millions would lose food aid at a time of high food costs.”
The bill offsets $4.6 trillion in tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy, according to the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. Critics warn it could dismantle the structure of SNAP as a federal entitlement, shifting the burden to already strained state budgets and food banks.
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