A War on the Hungry: NCL Denounces Federal Inaction on SNAP
Media Contact: Lisa McDonald, Vice President of Communications, 202-207-2829
Washington, DC – The National Consumers League (NCL) is deeply alarmed by the federal government’s refusal to use billions in emergency funds to sustain the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). This reckless decision constitutes a direct assault on the nation’s most vulnerable—our children, the sick, the poor, the elderly, and the disabled—and risks plunging tens of millions back into hunger and hardship.
“Forcing millions of Americans to go hungry while sitting on billions in available funds is unconscionable,” said NCL CEO Sally Greenberg. “This is a war on the most defenseless members of our society, and history will not look kindly on those who turned their backs. Feeding the hungry is not a partisan issue—it is a moral imperative.”
NCL calls on the administration to immediately deploy the contingency funds intended to prevent hunger and protect the health and dignity of all Americans.
To learn more about the roots of America’s hunger crisis and what’s at stake, read NCL’s latest blog post, A Call Not to Make Americans Hungry Again, by Food and Nutrition Policy Director Nancy Glick.
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