December 5, 2019 - (WASHINGTON) - Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16) released the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s decision to eliminate eligibility of the Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance program (SNAP) for certain able-bodied adults with no dependents:
“This decision will harm hungry Americans, including thousands of residents in the San Joaquin Valley, said Costa. I fought to maintain SNAP eligibility for those who need it most in negotiations for the 2018 Farm Bill, which the President agreed to and signed into law. Now the President is going back on his word. It’s wrong and another heartless example of this Administration’s willingness to go around Congress to harm the most vulnerable in our society.”
Congress overwhelmingly rejected proposed changes to SNAP eligibility during negotiations for the 2018 Farm Bill, and this override of the law by the Trump Administration without Congressional approval, is unlawful. This new rule will strip nearly 1 million hungry Americans from this federal benefit.
Source: Congressman Jim Costa
Trump Administration Rule Change on SNAP for Able-Bodied Adults is Wrong
SACRAMENTO – California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) issued the following statement regarding a Trump administration’s Rule Change for out-of-work or under-employed SNAP benefit recipients:
“Today’s announcement by the Trump Administration to cut food assistance benefits to as many as 700,000 Californians is cruel and inhumane. The proposed rule ignores the local needs of Californians and removes state flexibility currently allowed under 
existing law and guidance as it relates to able-bodied adults.
“The outcome of this reckless decision will make it harder for adults on the brink of homelessness to get the food they need and is the latest in a series of federal decisions to limit access to food for impoverished families across America. The only result of such a decision is that more Americans will go hungry.”
Toni G. Atkins is President pro Tempore of the California Senate. Having previously served as Speaker of the California Assembly, she began her tenure in the Senate in 2016. As Senator for District 39, she represents the cities of San Diego, Coronado, Del Mar and Solana Beach. Website of President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins: www.senate.ca.gov/Atkins
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Source: California Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins
