Collins, Sullivan break with Senate GOP leaders on amendment to reverse SNAP cuts
Summary
Senate Republicans voted against a proposal to restore $187 billion cut from the food assistance program SNAP and to help lower grocery prices. Senators Susan Collins and Dan Sullivan disagreed with most Senate GOP leaders by supporting this proposal.Key Facts
- Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) proposed an amendment to reverse SNAP cuts and lower grocery costs.
- The proposed amendment was defeated in the Senate.
- The cuts to SNAP came from last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, totaling about $187 billion.
- SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which helps low-income people buy food.
- Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) broke with most Republican senators by backing the amendment.
- Most Senate Republican leaders opposed the amendment.
- The vote reflects different views within the Republican Party on how to handle food assistance funding.
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