WITH FOOD BANKS STRUGGLING AS NEW GOP SNAP CUTS TAKE EFFECT, SCHUMER VISITS FAMILY OF NEW PALTZ FOOD PANTRY & ANNOUNCES NEW LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN SNAP FOR HUDSON VALLEY FAMILIES, SENIORS, & VETS WHO RELY ON VITAL ANTI-HUNGER PROGRAM, HELP LOCAL FARMERS AND SAVE COUNTY BUDGETS FROM PAYING FOR DEVASTATING FOOD CUTS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Chuck Schumer issued the following press release:

Last Week Trump Threatened To Withhold SNAP Funding From New York And Twenty-One Other Democratic-Led States As Food Banks See Surging Need And Grocery Prices Skyrocket From Tariffs

Over The Summer, Trump Rushed To Pass Largest Cut To SNAP In History - Nearly $200 BILLION - To Fund Tax Breaks For Billionaires With Those Cuts Beginning Now; Schumer Says These Cruel SNAP Cuts Hurt Our Families, Farmers & Food Banks And Now Is Announcing New Legislation To Keep Hudson Valley Families Fed, Reverse Anti-Hunger Cuts

Schumer: We Must Take Care Of Hudson Valley Families And That Means Protecting SNAP

After Trump threatened to withhold SNAP funding from New York (https:...