This is a KFF Health News story. After fleeing the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, Antoinette landed in the Atlanta area last November and began to find her footing with federal help. Separated from her adult children and grieving her husband's death in the war, she started a job packing boxes in a warehouse, making just enough to cover rent for her own apartment and bills. Antoinette has been relying on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, for her weekly grocery trips. But now, just as life is starting to stabilize, she will have to deal with a new setback. President Donald Trump's massive budget law, which Republicans call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, slashes $187 billion -- or nearly 20% -- from the federal budget for SNAP through 2

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