Food Banks Bracing as Congress Cuts SNAP, Boosts Foreign Wars
While Newsweek carefully details where food aid is being curtailed, the glaring gap is any mention of where U.S. taxpayer dollars are flowing instead. For example, in February 2024, Congress passed a $95 billion aid package (HR 815) that included $14.1 billion for Israel alone. Many of the same lawmakers pushing for tightened domestic safety nets enthusiastically backed this massive foreign
spending, often following substantial contributions from lobbying groups like AIPAC. Consider Rep. Jared Golden, who took $12,700 from AIPAC in 2022, then voted yes on multiple aid packages to Israel. It seems American pockets are only 'tight' when it comes to feeding citizens, not funding endless conflicts abroad. One might wonder if the concern for fiscal responsibility extends beyond the
grocery aisles, or if it only applies when brown people aren't being bombed.