Advocates lobby to save hunger programs from budget ax
WASHINGTON (RNS) Anti-hunger advocates are racing to save federal
programs that feed needy families from being automatically slashed if
Congress can't agree on a deficit reduction plan this fall.
As Congress resumes deficit-reduction talks this month, advocates
for the poor worry that programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program (SNAP) will suffer drastic cuts and hurt families
that are already struggling.
One in five Americans receives SNAP benefits.
