MADISON, Wis. — This morning, Representatives Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden voted for the Farm Bill that did not restore devastating cuts to food assistance programs that are already taking food away from Wisconsin families.
The House Farm Bill does nothing to reverse the $187 billion in SNAP cuts enacted through last year’s Republican Tax Law — cuts that put 49,000 Wisconsinites at immediate risk of losing food assistance. With grocery costs already up and Wisconsin families feeling squeezed, this bill left a crisis in place rather than addressing it. More than 300 farm, food, and anti-hunger organizations have already called on Congress to reject this legislation and update the Farm Bill to restore these devastating cuts.
“Wisconsin families are already losing food assistance because of the Republican Tax Law, and this Farm Bill does nothing to fix that,” said Opportunity Wisconsin Program Director Meghan Roh. “Congressmen Steil and Van Orden should actually help Wisconsin farmers and families, not leave tens of thousands of their constituents without enough food to eat.”
“Every day we work with members of our community who are struggling to put food on the table. These SNAP cuts affect our friends, family members, and neighbors, and make it tougher for them to succeed,” said TJ Atkins, executive director of the Community Table in Eau Claire. “The Farm Bill should have supported our farmers, ensured families can access food, and supported programs like SNAP. Congress should immediately restore SNAP funding.”
