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A new report shows that roughly 27,000 Coloradans could go hungry because Gabe Evans voted to slash funding for food assistance programs to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.
An overwhelming majority of registered voters in Evans’ district (81%) support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and more than half (66%) say they’d like to see Congress increase or maintain SNAP funding levels, yet Evans still voted for massive cuts.
In addition to cutting food assistance programs, Evans’ plan kicks over 225,000 Colordans off their health care and risks thousands of in-state clean energy jobs, including many in his own district.
DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“Thousands of Colordans, including kids, will have less to eat because Gabe Evans would rather fund tax breaks for billionaires than keep food on people’s tables. Evans is a disgrace, and voters will hold him accountable next year.”
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Axios Denver: Thousands of Coloradans face SNAP cuts under Trump’s new law
- Around 27,000 Coloradans are at risk of losing at least some food assistance due to President Trump’s newly signed megabill.
- The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), often called food stamps, helps low-income families, seniors and people with disabilities buy groceries.
- More than 617,000 Coloradans, about 10% of the state, were enrolled in SNAP as of March 2025, per federal data.
- About 43% of Colorado SNAP households have children, Feeding America figures show.
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