Under this cruel legislation, those cuts to nutrition for struggling families will help finance large tax breaks for the country’s wealthiest households and businesses.

Call U.S. Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville today and tell them to delay this harmful SNAP cut.

The law will shift many SNAP costs from the federal government to states, which could jeopardize food assistance for nearly 750,000 Alabamians who participate in the program. Alabama lawmakers already have allocated an additional $35 million a year for SNAP administration starting in 2027. And in 2028, Alabama will be on the hook for another $170 million annually to pay for a portion of SNAP benefits, which have been 100% federally funded for decades.

If legislators don’t provide that state funding, the state might have to opt out of the program entirely. That would send hunger soaring in a state where roughly 1 in 6 people already struggle with food insecurity. And children and older adults would be hit hardest: More than 67% of SNAP participants are in households with children, and 39% of households include an older adult or someone with a disability.

The U.S. Senate has an opportunity this summer during Farm Bill negotiations to delay this SNAP cost shift to states. HR 1 gave some states two extra years to prepare for the shift, but Alabama and 34 other states were not among them. It is unfair to treat states so differently and to leave tens of millions of Americans at risk of losing vital food assistance. Congress should give every state an additional two or more years before the cost shift impacts struggling families who need SNAP assistance to help keep food on the table.

Please contact your members of Congress and urge them to delay harmful cuts to food assistance for all states, including Alabama.

Alabama families should not be forced into impossible choices between food, rent and medicine. The time to speak out for a better future is now.