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On the 62nd Anniversary of SNAP, Kevin Kiley is Taking Food Off the Plates of Californians

Since passage of Republicans’ Big, Ugly Bill last year, roughly 330,000 Californians have lost food assistance

On this day 62 years ago, America’s nutrition assistance program was signed into law, helping generations of California families and children afford healthy, nutritious meals. Today, Kevin Kiley is working to dismantle that program.

Kiley voted to slash food assistance for more than 41,000 households in the district he’s running to represent. In the year since Kiley and House Republicans voted to cut $187 billion from SNAP with their Big, Ugly Bill, over 330,000 Californians have already lost critical nutrition assistance, forcing them to decide between feeding their families or paying their bills.

DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser: 
“The defining issue of the midterms is Kevin Kiley’s broken promise to Californians to lower costs. In November, voters will hold Kiley accountable for his cruel vote to take food away from hardworking families, all to pay for massive tax breaks for his billionaire backers.”

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