SNAP fights block it.
Nick Robertson 23, reporter for The Hill, 3/22/2023, “Democrats brace for fight over SNAP benefits in farm bill,” https://thehill.com/policy/future-of-farming/3903833-democrats-brace-for-fight-over-snap-benefits-in-farm-bill/
House and Senate Democrats are ready to play hardball to protect Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in this year’s farm bill as the food program becomes caught up in broader GOP efforts to cut government spending.
Democrats argue that the ending of pandemic-era SNAP increases this month is already too much of a cut for the average program recipient to handle, and that any additional cuts would be inhumane.
“If they screw around with SNAP, there will be no farm bill,” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass) told The Hill. McGovern is a member of the House Agriculture Committee, responsible for the farm bill, and a co-chairman of the House Hunger Caucus.