{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-nj-democrats-condemn-republican-assault-on-snap-benefits", "Booker, NJ Democrats Condemn Republican Assault on SNAP Benefits", "2025-10-31", "2025", "2025-10", "Democrat", "Senate", "NJ", "Cory A. Booker", "B001288", "www.booker.senate.gov", "booker", "https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Donald Trump\u2019s USDA has refused to use existing contingency funding and legal authority to continue SNAP into November. As a result, SNAP beneficiaries in New Jersey will begin missing benefits tomorrow. SNAP is vital to more than 820,000 recipients in New Jersey, who rely on this funding to afford basic groceries.\n\nIn response to this attack on New Jerseyans and SNAP beneficiaries nationwide, the Democratic members of New Jersey\u2019s Congressional Delegation\u2014U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), along with U.S. Representatives Frank Pallone (D-NJ-06), Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-05), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11), Rob Menendez (D-NJ-08), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ-10), Herb Conaway Jr. (D-NJ-03), and Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) released the following joint statement:\n\n\u201cFamilies count on the few dollars a day SNAP provides to help put food on the table\u2014starting tomorrow, that critical support will disappear. Trump is using the government shutdown he and congressional Republicans have inflicted as an excuse to do what he\u2019s always wanted: slash benefits that people rely on.\n\n\u201cThis heartless decision to stop SNAP benefits just before Thanksgiving will put immense strain on families, food banks, and pantries during an already busy season. SNAP is vital to over 820,000 recipients in New Jersey, most of whom are children, seniors, or people with disabilities.\n\n\u201cDespite misleading claims from Trump\u2019s USDA, the agency has both the authority and obligation to fund November benefits\u2014this is exactly why Congress created an emergency fund.\n\n\u201cDemocrats in Congress stand ready to fund the government, deliver for Americans, and protect vital programs like SNAP. We urge Republicans, including Kean, Smith, and Van Drew, to stop playing with their constituents\u2019 lives and come to the negotiating table immediately.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:32:54Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-nj-democrats-condemn-republican-assault-on-snap-benefits"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8605159819126129, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}