17 May 2026 5:58 pm
Can you post a source for the $500M TEFAP cut? I checked USDA releases, the Federal Register, and the 2025 budget documents and there’s no record of a $500M reduction, no March 2025 announcement, and no AP/Reuters reporting on it.If you’ve got an official USDA link or a CBO/CRS report showing those numbers, drop it. Or stop posting FAKE *** ****.jerrab » 17 May 2026, 5:48 pm » wrote: ↑ you are so full of ****--------------------
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Food pantries nationwide are facing a "perfect storm" of surging demand—rising nearly 10% monthly in some areas—coupled with major supply shortages caused by $500 million in USDA commodity cuts. These 2025 federal reductions have eliminated millions of pounds of food, specifically affecting TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), with further cuts to SNAP benefits and Medicaid threatening to exacerbate food insecurity
