RICHMOND, Va. — Democratic Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan joined several advocates to discuss the impacts SNAP cuts will have on Virginia’s budget at an event on Monday in Richmond.

According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, the spending bill will cut $187 billion of federal funding by 2034, leaving hundreds of thousands of Virginia families at risk of losing SNAP benefits.

“SNAP not only keeps food on the table but, as you heard, it helps keep children healthy in the long term,” McClellan said.

New laws within recent spending bills will reduce federal funding for SNAP in several ways, including changing ages for work requirements and freezing the Thrifty Food Plan.

McClellan said these SNAP cuts could not only affect people using SNAP, but also grocery stores.

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