Time Running Out for SNAP Benefits

“According to Pittsburgh-based Just Harvest, a non-profit group that works to address food insecurity and hunger in the region, no president has ever before refused to pay SNAP benefits during a government shut-down.

“When our leaders turn food and healthcare into bargaining chips, families suffer, small businesses lose, and trust in government erodes,” said Heather Seiders, interim executive director of Just Harvest. “This is not governance, it’s cruelty disguised as politics.”

Just Harvest said the federal government had already cut millions of dollars from SNAP benefits when both houses of Congress passed the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill,” signed into law by President Trump on July 4. About 143,000 Pennsylvania residents lost benefits or saw them reduced, the group said.”

Publish Date: 10-30-2025

News Outlet: Tube City Almanac

Author: Jason Togyer