Chris Pappas Condemns GOP Budget Cuts to Family Benefits

Concerns Over Republican Budget Scheme

• 🎯 Rep. Chris Pappas is speaking out against a Republican budget scheme that puts school meals for hungry children and food assistance for working families at risk.
• ⚠️ The budget, pushed through in the middle of the night, is described as a "reckless, cruel budget" that must be stopped.

Impact on Constituents

• 💡 A constituent named Martha, raising her grandson while battling breast cancer on a fixed income, relies on SNAP to provide food.
• 🩺 Katherine, a veteran with type 2 diabetes, fears losing SNAP benefits could jeopardize her health due to the inability to afford a necessary diet.
• 🛒 Many individuals across Pappas's district have expressed that they would struggle to afford groceries without assistance.

Betrayal of Working Families

• 💰 Pappas characterizes the proposed cuts as a betrayal of working families, arguing that Republicans are taking away essential food support to fund tax breaks for billionaires.
• 🗣️ He urges continued speaking out against these cuts to prevent the budget from moving forward.