House budget proposal cuts SNAP, Medicaid in major rollback

TYLER, Texas (KETK) — The House has passed a budget proposal within the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid. This results in the largest rollback of food assistance in our nation’s history, according to ‘Feeding Texas’. 

“This represents a 30 percent cut to our nation’s most important and effective anti-hunger program,” Vice President of Feeding Texas Jamie Olsen said.

SNAP currently feeds 3 million Texans and cutting funding for this program would result in $300 billion lost in aid.  

“Texas would be required to pay 1.8 billion dollars a year starting in 2028,” Olsen said.  

The estimated total of Texans at risk of losing all SNAP benefits is 392,000 and 806,000 are at risk of losing partial benefits. Additionally, the bill could leave one million Texans without health insurance, specifically putting elderly and pregnant women in rural areas at risk. 

“We’re urging Congress to ensure no one is forced to choose between food and other basic needs,” the East Texas Food Bank said.

The Senate is projected to vote on the budget as early as June 16. Both chambers must conference and re-vote on a final bill before the August debt limit.