releases: https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/if-state-stops-running-food-stamp-program-maine-families-will-lose
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| https://pingree.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/if-state-stops-running-food-stamp-program-maine-families-will-lose | If state stops running food stamp program Maine families will lose benefits | 2016-06-22 | 2016 | 2016-06 | Democrat | House | ME | Chellie Pingree | P000597 | pingree.house.gov | legacy | Respondingto a proposal in Maineto withdraw from the SNAP program (formerly food stamps), Congresswoman Pingree saidMaine families would lose access to criticalbenefits. "We are literally talking about taking the food off the table of Maine families struggling to make ends meet," Pingree said. "SNAP is a program funded by the federal government but the law is clearit's up to the states to run it. If Maine were to pull out of SNAP, then Maine people would not have access to it. Families that depend on SNAPseniors, children, veteranswould go hungry. This is not how we treat each other in Maine." In a statement tonight, the USDA told Pingree that "states have the option to administer the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If they choose not to do so, their citizens will not receive these nutrition assistance benefits. USDA does not have the authority or funding to administer SNAP at the State level." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |