[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 116 (Thursday, July 16, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4616]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                    RESTORE DEVASTATING CUTS TO SNAP

  (Ms. SALINAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SALINAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mark 1 year of the 
Republicans' big, ugly bill, which has left our children, veterans, and 
seniors hungry.
  When President Trump signed this bill, he promised to lower costs for 
everyday people. Instead, his bill cut billions of dollars for SNAP 
across the Nation, including $425 million in my home State of Oregon.
  These cuts are taking food off families' tables. In Oregon, 70,000 
people--parents, friends, and neighbors--have lost their food benefits.
  Why did Mr. Trump do this? It was to give tax cuts to his billionaire 
buddies.
  While the cost of healthcare and groceries skyrocket, families are 
losing the support they need to put food on the dinner table and pay 
their bills.
  Mr. Speaker, we must restore these devastating cuts to SNAP. No 
child, veteran, or senior in the wealthiest nation on the planet should 
go hungry because Republicans chose tax breaks for billionaires over 
food for families.

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