Gone in a SNAP: Central Valley residents face greatest impact from federal food stamp cuts

SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY residents already bracing for possible federal cuts to Medicaid could be hit with a one-two punch as Congressional Republicans plan to slash another $230 billion, much or all of which could come from the federal food stamps program.

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which is called CalFresh in California, helps low-income residents buy groceries. House Republicans approved a budget that strips $230 billion over the next decade from the Agriculture Committee, which oversees the SNAP program.