Opposition grows over cuts to Medicaid and SNAP programs

Catholic groups voice opposition to proposed SNAP, Medicaid cuts

null / Credit: Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 16, 2025 / 12:34 pm (CNA). Budget initiatives backed by several Republican lawmakers to cut federal funding for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for the next fiscal year are facing opposition from prominent Catholic organizations.For Medicaid, the proposal would add work requirements for able-bodied adults under the age of 65 if they do not…

Kaine vows to fight Medicaid, SNAP cuts

bluefield – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., is vowing to fight against proposed cuts to Medicaid and the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which the Virginia lawmaker says will hurt low-income families across the Commonwealth and elsewhere.

NC Health Secretary warns of impact from potential federal cuts to SNAP, Medicaid

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Dev Sangvai raised concerns Thursday about how the proposed federal funding cuts could impact residents who rely on critical assistance programs, specifically SNAP and Medicaid. According to the North Carolina Department of Health, approximately 1.4 million North Carolinians currently benefit from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), whic…

Sending Medicaid, Food Stamps Back To States Will Reduce Costs

Because D.C. picks up the tab for food stamps and Medicaid, no one at the state level has any incentive to manage these programs responsibly.

Food boxes for low-income seniors may be eliminated by Trump administration

The White House is recommending so-called Make America Healthy Again food boxes, which it says would be sourced from farmers and given directly to American households.

Republicans Outdo Themselves in Food Stamp Cuts

House Republicans plan to cut a staggering $300 billion from SNAP, far more than they’d originally planned.