Statement attributable to Jim Weill, President, Food Research and Action Center.
The SNAP (food stamp) program has succeeded for 40 years as the nation’s most fundamental public program, safeguarding against hunger, working both in good times and in bad times. Chairman Ryan’s proposal to destroy the structure of the program is an old idea that has always been misconceived, but which the effective SNAP response to the recession has underscored as a really bad idea. If enacted, it would have the effect in the long term of harming tens of millions of children, seniors, and working-age adults, damaging our education and health systems, creating havoc with state and federal budgets, and weakening the economy.
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