[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 209 (Thursday, December 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H5804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                       SNAP CUTS IN RHODE ISLAND

  (Mr. AMO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AMO. Mr. Speaker, putting food on the table is about to get 
exponentially harder thanks to the $187 billion Republicans cut from 
SNAP in their big, ugly law.
  These harmful cuts impact roughly 35,000 Rhode Islanders.
  We saw the devastating consequences of SNAP uncertainty when 
Republicans let funding for the program lapse during the government 
shutdown. Demand at food pantries across my district shot up.
  Thankfully, Rhode Islanders do what they always do and stepped up to 
care for their neighbors. I have joined volunteers at the Mount Hope 
Community Center in Providence, the ELISHA Project in Pawtucket, the 
Milagros Project in Woonsocket, and St. Raymond's Church Food Pantry in 
Providence.
  I heard directly from Rhode Islanders about the pain of rising 
grocery costs and their fears about losing SNAP.
  Many will be working for months to recover from the hardship of just 
1 month of late SNAP payments.

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