WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Senate Republicans blocked a bill cosponsored by Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) that would have prevented the Trump Administration from illegally withholding available funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). At the beginning of the Republican government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it would use its multi-year contingency fund to continue paying SNAP benefits. However, USDA has now deleted that plan from its website and changed tune – putting at risk Nevadans’ access to SNAP funding. Earlier this year, Republicans cut an estimated $19 million for SNAP in Nevada next year as part of their “One Big Beautiful Bill.”
“Donald Trump is putting Nevada families at risk of losing critical food assistance by canceling emergency SNAP funding that his Administration had already committed to use during the Republican government shutdown,” dijo el Senador Rosen. “I’m extremely disappointed that Washington Republicans blocked our attempt to fund these programs that feed American families.”
Senator Rosen joined colleagues in sending a letter last week urging the Trump Administration to immediately release November SNAP benefits. She has also repeatedly pushed to reopen the government and extend the ACA premium tax credits. She recently hosted a virtual roundtable with Nevadans who rely on the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits to afford their health coverage. Earlier this year, Senator Rosen helped introduce the Health Care Affordability Act to make the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits permanent — ensuring that Nevada families can continue to afford coverage. She also traveled up and down the state, meeting with hospital staff to discuss Washington Republicans’ extreme cuts to Medicaid and her legislation to reverse these cuts.
Below is coverage from Senator Rosen’s fight to fund SNAP benefits:
KSNV Las Vegas: Sen. Rosen, senate colleagues urge Trump admin to release SNAP funds for November
- U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, along with her Senate colleagues, has called on the Trump administration to release billions in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to ensure benefits continue for Nevadans into November.
- In a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the senators expressed concern over the USDA’s directive to halt processing of November SNAP benefits and Rollins’ comments that the program could “run out of money in two weeks.”
- The senators highlighted that the USDA has tools to extend SNAP benefits through November.
KOLO Reno: Rosen calls on Trump to not cancel SNAP funding for Nevada
- U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is calling on the Trump administration to not cancel SNAP funding for the state of Nevada.
- “Donald Trump is putting Nevada families at risk of losing critical food assistance by rescinding emergency SNAP funding that his Administration had already committed to use during the Republican government shutdown,”said Senator Rosen.“While we wait for Washington Republicans to reopen the government and work in a bipartisan way to protect access to affordable health care, I’m calling on the Trump Administration to make available the emergency SNAP funding it promised in September.”
Las Vegas Review Journal: SNAP food assistance could end Saturday for 500K in Nevada
- Federal rules prevent Nevada from directly funding a food program that helps feed half-a-million state residents, even as it’s slated to run out of money Saturday because of the government shutdown, Gov. Joe Lombardo wrote in a letter.
- Democrats like Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, said the USDA recently deleted an online copy of the agency’s shutdown plan they say would have allowed the federal government to continue funding SNAP through a multi-agency contingency plan.
- “Donald Trump is putting Nevada families at risk of losing critical food assistance by rescinding emergency SNAP funding that his Administration had already committed to use during the Republican government shutdown,” Rosen said in a statement Monday.
KOLO Reno: Sen. Rosen, senate colleagues urge Trump admin to release SNAP funds for November
- U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is calling on the Trump administration to release SNAP funds for the month of November.
- Rosen and other Dem colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins urging the department to release billions in funding for the program.
- “We were deeply disturbed to hear that the USDA has instructed states to stop processing SNAP benefits for November and were surprised by your recent comments that the program will ‘run out of money in two weeks.’ In fact, the USDA has several tools available which would enable SNAP benefits to be paid through or close to the end of November,” the Senators wrote.
KTVN Reno: Senator Rosen urges USDA to release November SNAP benefits amid shutdown
- The USDA and the Food and Nutrition Service warn residents that if the federal government shutdown continues, it could further hurt the SNAP program.
- On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture urging the immediate release of November SNAP funding.
- In the letter, the senators outlined legal tools available to continue benefits, including contingency funding for SNAP and interchange authority allowing funds to be transferred from other USDA nutrition programs. They urged the USDA to use all available legal authorities to prevent any lapse in assistance.
- “We were deeply disturbed to hear that the USDA has instructed states to stop processing SNAP benefits for November and were surprised by your recent comments that the program will ‘run out of money in two weeks,’” the senators wrote. “Americans are already struggling with the rising cost of groceries, and they cannot afford a sudden lapse in grocery assistance.”
KSNV Las Vegas: Rosen asks administration to ensure SNAP benefits continue for Nevada families
- U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is asking the Trump Administration to ensure Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits continue for Nevada families during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
- At the start of the shutdown, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced plans to use a contingency fund to keep SNAP payments going.
- According to Rosen’s office, that information has since been removed from the agency’s website, raising concerns about whether benefits will be distributed in November. In a statement, Rosen said the change puts Nevada families at risk of losing critical food assistance.
The Nevada Independent: As government shutdown drags on, Nevada reps sound alarms over food stamps, health care costs
- The ongoing federal government shutdown is now the second longest in history, and Democrats and Republicans in Congress are blaming each other for effects on Nevadans that are growing more apparent daily.
- Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) argued in a Wednesday press call that “tens of thousands of people are at risk of losing their health insurance because Washington Republicans refuse to act.” Her comments came shortly after Lombardo wrote his own letter to Rosen urging her to join Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) in voting to end the shutdown, writing that it’s “critical that we come together — regardless of party — to keep our government open and serving the public.”
- “I would tell Governor Lombardo this: Where was he? He was silent when the big, beautiful bill that President Trump signed into law cut $19 million from SNAP,” she said. “Where was Governor Lombardo when he knew the cuts to Medicaid are going to close our rural clinics, hurt our health care all across our great state?”
- Rosen mentioned the upcoming open enrollment deadline for marketplace health insurance plans in her press call, citing a study by health policy organization KFF that found that monthly insurance premiums would more than double for the average American if the ACA’s enhanced tax subsidies expire.
ARC Las Vegas: Rosen Calls on Trump Administration to Release SNAP Funding
Anchor: Nevada U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is calling on Trump to not cancel SNAP funding. She sent us a statement that reads in part, quote, “Donald Trump is putting Nevada families at risk of losing critical food assistance by rescinding emergency snap funding that his administration had already committed to use during the republican government shutdown.” Rosen continues to urge the president to release the funds to support benefits.
KLAS Las Vegas: Rosen Says Trump Admin Can Release SNAP Funds
Anchor: Officials are rushing to determine how they will protect recipients. This includes 505,000 right here in our state, Nevada. Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen says that the USDA does have the ability to enable snap benefits to be funded through November. Nevada governor Joe Lombardo says if they don’t, the state can’t fund snap benefits directly. The governor says state leaders are working behind the scenes.
KRNV Reno: Rosen Calls on Trump to Fund SNAP During Republican Shutdown
Anchor: In a recent memo, the white house says it can’t tap into a contingency fund to cover those benefits. Senator Jacky Rosen says President Trump is putting Nevada families at risk of losing food assistance by cutting funding. In a statement released today, she says, quote, “while we wait for Washington republicans to reopen the government and work in a bipartisan way to protect access to affordable health care, I’m calling on the trump administration to make available the emergency snap funding it promised in September.”
KSNV Las Vegas: Rosen Says Trump Administration is Putting Nevada Families at Risk by Not Funding SNAP
Anchor: U.S. senator of Nevada Jacky Rosen asking the Trump administration to ensure snap benefits continue for families during the ongoing government shutdown. At the start of the shutdown, the US Department of Agriculture announced plans to use a contingency fund to keep snap payments going. Senator Rosen’s office said information has since been removed from the agency’s website, raising concerns about whether benefits will be distributed next month. In a statement, she said the change puts Nevada families at risk of losing critical assistance.
KTVN Reno: Rosen: We can Fund SNAP, Healthcare, and Reopen the Government
Anchor: Nevada senator Jacky Rosen is calling on the department of agriculture to release more funding for SNAP benefits. She says the department has several tools to make that funding last into November.
Senator Rosen: “There are ways we can reopen the government, release the snap money and put out a framework to protect everyone’s health care.”
Anchor: In a letter, Senator Rosen and her democratic colleagues said they disagree with the department’s assessment that funding would run out in a matter of weeks. Senator Rosen said she stands firm on her demand for republicans to extend ACA tax credits. She says she’s willing to work together toward a resolution.
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