As David Schweikert, Eli Crane, and Juan Ciscomani continue to lie, cower, and refuse to meet with voters face-to-face during their August recess, Arizonans are reading about how these vulnerable Republicans cast decisive votes to rip food off the tables of hungry kids.
The pain Schweikert, Crane, and Ciscomani voted for will be “most sharply felt in the state’s public schools,” where some Arizona children get “the only nutritious meals [they] can get routine access to.”
DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“David Schweikert, Eli Crane, and Juan Ciscomani took food off cafeteria tables so that billionaires could get a tax break. Now, thousands of Arizona kids are at risk of going hungry. Schweikert, Crane, and Ciscomani betrayed Arizona families, and Arizonans will replace them next November.”
In case you missed it…
Pinal Central: Arizona schools brace for food insecurity surge
- In Arizona’s classrooms, hunger is a daily barrier to learning — and it may be about to get worse.
- The sweeping tax and spending package signed by President Trump — formally titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — includes major changes to federal nutrition assistance, particularly the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
- Experts warn the law will significantly disrupt food access for tens of thousands of Arizona families, with ripple effects most sharply felt in the state’s public schools.
- Administrative costs will increase from 50% to 75% starting in 2027… the state will also be responsible for 10% of direct benefit costs beginning in 2028.”
- 11.8% of Arizonans — nearly 897,000 people — received SNAP benefits. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates that up to 73,000 could lose at least some assistance under the new requirements.
- For many of Arizona’s students, this translates to fewer meals at home — and growing dependence on school cafeterias.
- Arizona food banks, which already serve an estimated 700,000 people monthly, are bracing for a surge in demand as SNAP access narrows.
- The burden is expected to be especially heavy in rural areas, where grocery stores are sparse and transportation is limited.
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