Nearly a third of El Paso is struggling to put food on the table, and with the sweeping changes to food assistance programs under H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that number will grow. The massive cuts signed into law last summer threaten to deepen food insecurity for more than 300,000 residents.
The legislation slashes an estimated $187 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next decade, requires states to cover more costs and expands work requirements for recipients.
During a press briefing, Kris Yagel, interim chief executive officer of El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, spoke on the cuts to SNAP, stating, “It’s probably the most open program at relieving that [income-constrained] population here in El Paso. And so the fact that it’s being cut, you know, is going to have an impact. We just have to be ready for it. We’re already thinking ahead about what we can do to minimize that hit.”…