Video & Transcript Research : 'SNAP'
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AR
Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE Jun 15th, 2026
ALC-HOSPITAL, MEDICAID, & DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES STUDY SUBCOMMITTEE
Transcript Highlights:
- In SNAP, we talk with our clients.
- SNAP households.
- And it just breaks down the percentage of SNAP enrollees or SNAP households by area.
- 67,000, over 67,000, received SNAP and non-MAGI Medicaid. 12,216 received just SNAP.
- If the SNAP case included just that one individual, then the SNAP case closes altogether.
Summary:
The meeting focused on Arkansas’s workforce development reorganization and a set of federal waiver requests intended to consolidate and streamline the state’s WIOA system. Commerce officials said the department has already centralized shared services, split the old workforce agency into reemployment and Arkansas Workforce Connections, and submitted a combined WIOA/Perkins state plan. They described nine waiver requests, including replacing local workforce boards with a single statewide board, creating one planning and accountability structure, allowing more flexible movement of funds across regions, easing the “last-dollar” requirement for training and supportive services, reducing required youth program elements, and allowing affiliate sites instead of mandatory comprehensive centers. Officials said the goal is to reduce administrative costs and redirect more money to training, supportive services, and employer-driven programs.
Legislators raised concerns about rural representation, local employer relationships, and whether local offices would close. Commerce officials said local offices would remain open, some current staff could be rehired, and regional business councils would preserve local employer input. They said the current system is fragmented and expensive, with roughly $14 million in federal workforce funds flowing through local boards but only about $1.9 million spent on training and supportive services last year; they argued the reorganization could raise training spending to about $6 million to $7 million annually. Questions also addressed board composition, performance accountability, and how funds could be shifted between regions when needs change. The State Board of Workforce Development had approved the waiver package 11-3 before it was submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor.
Members also discussed workforce access for people with disabilities, child care and transportation supports, and the role of Arkansas Launch, apprenticeships, and career and technical education. Officials said vocational rehabilitation now has better access to the state job board and that referrals and data-sharing with DHS and other partners still need improvement. Several legislators emphasized the need for training to align more closely with employer demand, especially in manufacturing, technology, health care, and rural areas. The committee also heard a brief overview of Workforce Pell, with staff explaining that the new federal short-term Pell option has narrow eligibility rules and may not fit many existing programs, including some CDL and CNA programs.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, November 12, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- We need to fund SNAP in this country.
- WE NEED TO FUND SNAP IN THIS COUNTRY.
- H.R. 5371 restores the funding for SNAP and WIC.
- A yes vote is a vote for SNAP and WIC.
- I TALKED WITH SNAP, TALKING WITH HEAD START.
AL
Transcript Highlights:
- They wouldn't be on Snap. They wouldn't be on Snap.
- of children on SNAP. of children on SNAP.
- to snap. to snap.
- <04:54:42.080>
in SNAP in some stores and less SNAP in SNAP in some stores and less SNAP in - The people that I know that are on SNAP, not really on SNAP by choice.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
Senate Health and Human Services (04/08/2026)
Health and Human Services
Transcript Highlights:
- So it is a accept SNAP benefits.
- >> 20,000 SNAP households. >> 20,000 SNAP households.
- >
certification shortening of the SNAP certification shortening of the SNAP certification periods - incredible amount of fraud in the SNAP incredible amount of fraud in the SNAP program.<00:40:19.920
- He missed several months of SNAP.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Aug 20th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'll just summarize at a high level the HR 1 provisions related to both Medicaid and SNAP.
- Limits eligibility for a SNAP benefit to residents of the U.S. who are citizens or nationals.
- The provisions that would be effective in 2027-28 or later are under Medicaid and SNAP again.
- For SNAP, the state matching requirements are effective October 1st 2028.
- The SNAP work. are taking effect immediately, we're waiting for guidance.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee May 28th, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- Federal retirement, Medicaid, Medicare, SNAP, etc.
- And and so how we manage the SNAP program.
- , projected cost of snap reconciliation changes.
- recipients or for SNAP recipients.
- And it falls under the farm bill, that's all snapped.
NH
New Hampshire 2026 Regular Session
House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (02/24/2026)
Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - Part 2)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I urge my colleagues: vote no, protect SNAP.
- I URGE MY COLLEAGUES VOTE NO, PROTECT SNAP. Ms.
- Let's talk about SNAP benefits.
- Republicans are ensuring that SNAP prioritizes SNAP for citizens and protects by closing loopholes and
- access to SNAP benefits.
NM
Transcript Highlights:
- As you all know, the SNAP federal share to administer the SNAP program is being reduced from 50% to 25%
- The SNAP payment error rate is going to impact the state's cost for SNAP benefits that will start in
- We are delivering SNAP benefits. We have 30 days under federal law.
- That's for people who expedited SNAP benefits in seven days.
- on the SNAP error rate and how we need to quickly fix that.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
ACT 310, SLH 2025 Nonprofit Grants Program Info Briefing - Thu Oct 30, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, the concerns are not having funds from SNAP benefits on November 1st, but also the new federal SNAP
- Our farmers market offers the largest SNAP doubling program in the state.
- SNAP housing programs, cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, with these cuts in SNAP and Medicare and Medicaid
- new information on Medicaid and SNAP new information on Medicaid and SNAP requirements.<01:27:48.400
- We are serving 4,000 plus SNAP benefits.
Summary:
This joint informational briefing on Act 310 grants and aid focused on organizations describing how federal funding cuts, Medicaid/SNAP changes, and related policy shifts are affecting their services and budgets. Committee members explained there would be no Q&A, testimony would be limited to one minute, and in-person participants would be heard before Zoom callers. Members repeatedly asked testifiers to identify the amount of federal funding lost or at risk.
Testimony came from a wide range of nonprofits and community providers, including Aloha Care, Hawaii Bicycling League, Hawaii Literacy, Hawaii Youth Symphony, Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii, the Tsunami Museum, The Kohala Center, West Hawaii Community Health Center, West Hawaii Region Hospital Foundation, Sounding Joy Music Therapy, Big Brothers Big Sisters Hawaii, Dynamic Community Solutions, Feeding Hawaii Together, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, Hawaii Disability Rights Center, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaiian Lending and Investments, Homana, Honolulu Theatre for the Youth, Kids Hurt Too Hawaii, and Kokua Kalihi Valley. Most described reduced or threatened federal support and requested state funding to maintain services such as health care access, food security, disaster preparedness, literacy and digital inclusion, youth mentoring, arts education, housing, and climate or agricultural resilience.
Several speakers emphasized direct impacts on vulnerable populations, including kūpuna, low-income families, immigrants, homeless youth, and people with disabilities. Requests ranged from relatively small planning or program grants to multi-million-dollar stabilization asks, with some organizations citing specific losses such as reduced Medicaid or USDA funding, canceled EPA or FEMA support, or expiring federal grants. No votes or formal committee actions were taken during the briefing.
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Dec 8th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- I'm going to talk kind of briefly about SNAP.
- So why is SNAP essential to New Mexico's economy?
- There are 1,680 retailers in New Mexico that accept SNAP.
- Every SNAP dollar generates $1.80 in economic activity.
- SNAP is absolutely a public-private partnership.
Summary:
The committee heard a lengthy presentation from the New Mexico Rural Library Initiative in support of fully funding the rural library endowment with an additional $29.5 million. The presenters described rural libraries as essential community infrastructure that provide not only books and internet access, but also early childhood programs, adult education, workforce support, telehealth, disaster response, and civic meeting space. They argued that the endowment would provide stable annual support for staffing and operations, help sustain libraries in very small towns and tribal communities, and support new or developing libraries. Members asked about eligibility, county coverage, how funds are distributed, and whether the state tracks broader outcomes such as job placements or certifications; the presenters said the State Library administers the funds and that the initiative itself is a nonprofit capacity-building organization, not the fund manager. Some members raised concerns about whether an endowment is the best long-term model versus recurring annual appropriations, and about the need for better reporting and state-library involvement.
The committee then heard from food bank leaders Jill Dixon and Katie Anderson about food security and its economic impact. They said New Mexico’s five food banks and more than 500 partner agencies serve all 33 counties, distribute over 45 million meals, and rely mostly on philanthropy, with some state and local support. They emphasized that SNAP is a major economic driver, supporting grocery access, jobs, and local spending, and that recent legislative growth funding helped food banks respond to a surge in demand during a SNAP disruption. They also highlighted food banks as community hubs that can connect people to health care, job training, and other services, including through clinic referrals and closed-loop systems. In response to questions, they said food access gaps remain in some rural areas, that clients can generally seek food at other distribution sites without barriers, and that longer-term solutions should include more grocery access, healthy corner stores, and stronger broadband and health care infrastructure.
The final presentations came from the Gallup-McKinley County Chamber of Commerce and the Artesia Chamber of Commerce. Gallup-McKinley described a shrinking workforce, youth outmigration, crime, health care shortages, malpractice costs, and gross receipts tax burdens as major barriers to rural economic growth, and urged action on workforce pipelines, housing, public safety, malpractice reform, and tax/regulatory changes. Artesia highlighted its murals, library, sports tradition, oil and gas, agriculture, federal training center, and refinery, while also noting workforce shortages, health care recruitment challenges, housing constraints, and the need for quality-of-life investments and more flexible regulation. The committee also briefly heard a bill presentation proposing a New Mexico-Ireland Trade Commission to promote bilateral trade and investment, especially in technology, agriculture, and energy sectors. No votes were taken because quorum was not reached, and the endorsement item was not acted on.
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, September 8, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- SNAP cuts are imminent.
- Furthermore, C.B.O. expects that some states will choose to abandon SNAP altogether.
- SNAP CUTS ARE IMMINENT.
- EXPECTS THAT SOME STATES WILL CHOOSE TO ABANDON SNAP ALL TOGETHER.
- Because you can only buy food with SNAP benefits. Who grows that food?
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Press Conference: Subcommittee on Federal Impact on Minnesotans and Economic Stability - 10/15/2 Oct 16th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- The SNAP cuts, the loss of Medicaid, that's huge. That dwarfs this.
- The SNAP cuts, the loss of Medicaid, that's huge. That dwarfs this.
- Two weeks' notice to know that your SNAP benefits are going to disappear is not enough for people to
- Two weeks' notice to know that your SNAP benefits are going to disappear is not enough for people to
- ,<00:09:38.000>
like our emergency services like SNAP, like our emergency services like SNAP
NM
New Mexico 2026 Regular Session
House - Appropriations and Finance Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:34 am
House Appropriations & Finance
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Economic and Rural Development Dec 8th, 2025 at 01:04 pm
Economic & Rural Development & Policy Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- So why is SNAP essential to New Mexico's economy?
- There are 1,688 retailers in New Mexico that accept SNAP.
- Every SNAP dollar generates $1.80 in economic activity.
- SNAP is absolutely a public-private partnership.
- The majority of SNAP dollars are spent in supermarkets.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Nov 6th, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- So I know it's really complicated with SNAP right now.
- Other states are focused on looking into their SNAP error rates.
- Using state funds to cover two weeks of SNAP benefits.
- USDA—I’ve talked a little bit about the SNAP.
- Snap payments are mandatory programs, are they not?
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Jul 14th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- SNAP funding has been decreased by 20 percent, representing the largest cut in SNAP history.
- SNAP supports 173,000 California jobs in food and agriculture.
- Or SNAP.
- The SNAP program in California has a 13.6% fraud rate.
- A 20-hour work requirement is expanded under the SNAP bill, the SNAP program.
Summary:
The Assembly convened after a quorum call, adopted the previous day’s journal, and handled several procedural motions, including suspending rules to allow committee notices and moving some bills and items on and off the file. Members also introduced a number of guests and fellows on the floor, including Equality California Comcast Fellows, tribal youth visitors, interns, local officials, and community representatives.
On the floor file, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 1216 (TK-12 omnibus education technical changes), AB 377 (high-speed rail), and AB 951 (health care coverage), and adopted ACR 103 declaring July 14-18, 2025 as California Western Monarch Protection Week. The body also adopted AJR 18, a resolution calling for an official legislative apology to California Native Americans for historic injustices and affirming support for healing and reconciliation, and ACR 71 designating a portion of State Route 101 as the Little Saigon Freeway. Each of these measures drew supportive remarks from multiple members, and co-author rolls were opened before final adoption.
The Assembly also adopted SCR 66 proclaiming Law Day, after a lengthy partisan debate over the rule of law, executive power, and recent federal and state actions; the resolution was ultimately adopted by voice vote after 51 co-authors were added. Members then adopted SJR 3 urging Congress to reverse SNAP cuts and protect CalFresh benefits, with debate focused on food insecurity, fraud, work requirements, and the impact on low-income Californians; the resolution passed with 69 ayes and no noes after 70 co-authors were added. SB 757, authorizing local governments to use nuisance abatement liens or special assessments to collect abatement costs, also passed 68-0, and ACR 94 on anti-microbial resistance was adopted on the consent calendar.
The session concluded with adjournments in memory honoring Jane Day, agricultural leader John C. Harris, and Willie Earl Arno, followed by announcements of committee meetings and the schedule for the next floor session. The Assembly adjourned until Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9 a.m.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee Aug 1st, 2025
Federal Funding Stabilization Subcommittee
Transcript Highlights:
- have a higher degree of cost-sharing to administer the SNAP program.
- of state cost-sharing for the SNAP program.
- We are actively trying to work towards reducing our SNAP payment error rate.
- And FTE and SNAP also get some federal matching as well.
- The impacts of the changes to SNAP and Medicaid on public schools are significant.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
- is pulling back on SNAP. is pulling back on SNAP.
- SNAP doesn't last gets SNAP benefits.
- who are not in SNAP now.
- SNAP. SNAP. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay.
- who are not are going to be using SNAP who are not in<01:32:16.320>
SNAP <01:32:16.880>now
Summary:
The joint informational briefing focused on how federal policy changes, tariffs, funding cuts, the federal shutdown, and delays in the farm bill are affecting Hawaii agriculture and food access. Opening remarks emphasized Hawaii’s heavy dependence on imported food and farm inputs, the state’s vulnerability to disruptions in USDA services, and the need for stronger state, county, and community coordination. Speakers also noted that immigration enforcement and broader global supply-chain pressures can affect local farm labor, production, and food availability.
Sharon Herd, chair of the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, described both positive and negative federal impacts. She said Hawaii has benefited from some recurring grants and a large new $8.8 million federal grant, but also reported about $22 million in losses from suspended or terminated grants, including farm-to-school and water-related projects. She said some USDA programs, such as microgrants for food security and FISMIP, are currently suspended, while the specialty crop block grant remains active. She also said Hawaii farms declined from 7,328 to 6,569 between the 2017 and 2022 censuses and argued the state cannot rely on imports alone to feed its people.
Amanda Shaw of Agriculture Stewardship Hawaii presented findings from federal funding cut reports. She said the first report, in March, identified about $88 million in potential cuts, and the newer report found $64.7 million in confirmed cuts and about $175 million in potential cuts. She said federal shifts are creating uncertainty for farmers, food-system organizations, and school and community food programs, and noted that 4,000 to 5,000 Hawaii farmers could receive less money because of changes to payment-factor provisions for socially disadvantaged farmers. She also said Hawaii has lost 18% of local USDA staff since September 2024, with possible further national reductions expected. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only, and the chair noted that any legal questions, including the reported SNAP changes, would be for the Judiciary Committee to assess later.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 2/12/25
Children and Families Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:37:36.719>
Outreach today and other snap Outreach today and other snap Outreach organizations - I manage a SNAP outreach team, and we are one of about 29 other SNAP outreach grantees in the state.
- She said she manages a SNAP outreach team, and they are one of about 29 other SNAP outreach grantees
- She manages a SNAP outreach team, and they are one of about 29 other SNAP outreach grantees in the state
- <01:49:06.080>
this more to say other than let's snap this more to say other than let's snap
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