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How bad are the SNAP cuts in Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act?

Author
FERN
Published
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Episode Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_1083_6d785d5d-4416-4d4c-be4d-dbdd2eabc324&uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FFERN%2Fhotfarm

Helena and Theodore explain why Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski flipped to cast the deciding vote on Trump’s Big Beautiful Act: an exemption that rewards her state’s highest-in-the-nation SNAP error rates. They also take a look at how the law creates barriers to food assistance and healthcare, with paperwork, work requirements, and pushing administrative costs to the states. Finally, RFK Jr. has talked a big game about banning artificial dyes in foods – but it’s places like West Virginia that have taken action. Do people really want beet-flavored red M&M’s?

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