Santa Fe, Las Cruces Mayors Oppose Administrative Cuts to SNAP

Mayors Alan Webber of Santa Fe and Ken Miyagishima of Las Cruces are among the 70 mayors who signed this letter.

"On behalf of the US Conference of Mayors (USCM), we are writing to express our strong opposition to the proposed revision of “broad based categorical eligibility”in USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP )published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2019. 

As noted in the proposal’s regulatory analysis,this far reaching executive action will escalate food insecurity and hunger for an estimated 3.1 million individuals -including children, seniors, and people with disabilities in our states,regions and cities nationwide.

Furthermore, this proposal will put children’s health and developmentat risk by removing their access to healthy school meals; and harm our economy by reducing the amount of SNAP dollars available to spur  regional and local economic activity...  Read Full Letter