Washington, Aug. 27 -- Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today demanded immediate action from the Trump Administration to protect children's access to free school meals as historic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect. In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Food and Nutrition Administration Acting Administrator Shiela Corley, Krishnamoorthi warned that the cuts are already putting additional pressure on school meal programs in Illinois and across the country.
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