IOWA, USA — Iowa is projected to lose at least $1 billion over the next decade as a result of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the “Big Beautiful Bill,” according to an analysis from the Iowa Hunger Coalition released Wednesday.
The budget reconciliation bill cut $187 billion in funding from SNAP, the largest cut in the program’s history. About 270,000 people in Iowa are enrolled in SNAP, which helps low-income Americans buy groceries.
Both of Iowa’s senators and all four of Iowa’s representatives voted in favor of the bill. President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on July 4…