Hello. Governor Tony Evers here.
Folks, empty cupboards and stomachs are not abstract outcomes. They are the very real consequences of the dysfunction in Washington, D.C.
The Trump Administration has had repeated opportunities to do the right thing and make sure families didn’t go hungry during Republicans’ reckless federal government shutdown, but they’ve refused.
Thankfully, the courts ordered the Trump Administration to stop messing around and use available federal resources so millions of folks across the country could have food to eat.
Here in Wisconsin, we followed that court order and worked quickly to get payments out to 700,000 Wisconsinites who rely on FoodShare, including about 270,000 kids.
Now, President Trump wants his money back. He’s making a last-ditch effort to yank food out of the hands of nearly 700,000 Wisconsinites, and that includes 270,000 hungry kids. It is pathetic.
And frankly, it’s embarrassing. It’s shameful to try to take away food from kids, families, and seniors. Period.
It’s especially foolish for the Trump Administration to try to do so when they know they have an obligation to fund this program and at the level the court ordered them to.
We cannot and will not sit around and wait for the Trump Administration to come take away food from our hungry kids, families, and seniors in this state.
And let me be clear—if the Trump Administration continues to try to mess with kids, families, and seniors across our state who need access to basic food and groceries, I promise you this—we’ll fight against it with every tool and every power we have.
Here in Wisconsin, we care about each other, and we take care of our neighbors. Thank you.
