After stalling SNAP benefits during the Republican shutdown, Mike Lawler’s GOP budget will cut SNAP benefits by $186 billion
OSSINING, NY – Right after the Republican government shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—which stalled SNAP benefits for working families, portions of the Republican budget Mike Lawler championed are set to take effect, cutting billions from SNAP just as families across the Hudson Valley prepare for the holiday season.
“Just weeks ago, Mike Lawler stalled SNAP benefits during the Republican government shutdown, and now the Republican budget he passed over the summer is set to take effect and cut hundreds of billions of dollars from SNAP all to give billionaires more tax breaks,” said NY-17 congressional candidate Cait Conley. “Hudson Valley families shouldn’t have to worry about their next meal, but because of cowards like Mike Lawler they will be forced to make impossible decisions just to survive. This district deserves better than a career politician who sells us out to appease his party bosses and corporate donors. I’ve spent my life taking on impossible missions with no room for failure, and I’ll fight for the people of this district the same way I fought for our country — making sure every family has what they need not just to survive, but to thrive.”
In addition to cutting SNAP benefits, Mike Lawler’s Republican budget will impose a permanent SALT deduction cap, take away healthcare from nearly 1 million New Yorkers, raise utility bills by hundreds of dollars, and add over $3 trillion to the national debt.
About Cait Conley:
Cait Conley is a fourth-generation Hudson Valley native and the daughter of a postal worker and a construction worker. She is a decorated combat veteran and national security expert who has spent her life answering the call to serve. That call began on 9/11, when, as a junior in high school, she watched the Twin Towers fall. The next day, she started the process for applying to West Point — earning acceptance and becoming the first in her family to graduate college and then going on later to attend graduate programs at Harvard and MIT. Cait served 16 years as an active duty Army officer, deploying six times to take down the world’s most dangerous terrorists, and later led counterterrorism efforts on the National Security Council and at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Throughout her career, Cait has been called upon to solve the toughest problems and fix things that are broken. That’s why Cait is running for Congress — to fix a broken system and fight for a better future for New Yorkers.
Learn more about Cait online at CaitConley.com.
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