WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:
New York State Will Be Responsible for Estimated $168 Million More Annually as SNAP Cost Responsibilities Shift to State and Local Governments
Today, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand held a press conference calling out the change in Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" that will imminently shift billions of dollars in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cost responsibilities from the federal government onto state and local governments, resulting in major financial burdens on New York State. This comes as President Trump's reckless war in Iran and chaotic tariffs have raised grocery prices for New York families and made it increasingly difficult to put ...