1. Alcance de la Crisis y la Suspensión de Beneficios.
El cierre del gobierno federal provocó la interrupción de los fondos de SNAP, afectando a aproximadamente 600,000 coloradenses a partir del 1 de noviembre. Esta interrupción representa una pérdida mensual de $120 millones en asistencia alimentaria, poniendo en riesgo a familias, ancianos y, especialmente, a los niños.
- More than 600,00 coloradans rely on snap to afford groceries. With benefits suspended, food banks have been doing everything possible to meet the growing need, but they cant replace 120 million in monthly federal food assistance.
- Snap benefits are not expected to go out in november without a deal. The program provides food assistance to more than 600,00 coloradans.
- Snap benefits on hold due to the government shutdown, the u.s. Department of agriculture usda has not released the funds that states use to pay snap benefits. This means colorado cannot issue approximately 120 million for november snap benefits until funding is restored.
- Starting today, over 600,00 coloradans are losing snap benefits. No president should ever take food off americans tables.
2. Respuesta Estatal y Acciones Legales.
El Gobernador Jared Polis solicitó $10 millones en fondos de emergencia para apoyar a los bancos de alimentos y mitigar la brecha de $120 millones. Además, Colorado se unió a una demanda multiestatal contra el Departamento de Agricultura de EE. UU. (USDA) para forzar la liberación de los fondos de reserva de SNAP, argumentando que la retención de estos fondos es ilegal.
- Colorado lawmakers approve 10 million for food assistance during federal shutdown.
- Colorado has approved 10m in emergency funding for food banks as snap benefits lapse during the federal shutdown.
- Colorado joins 22-state lawsuit to restore snap benefits amid government shutdown colorado is now part of a 22-state lawsuit against the u.s. Department of agriculture to attempt to force the restart of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
- Breaking--the court has ruled that the usdas decision to withhold snap benefits and not use the 6 billion reserve fund is illegal. Playing politics with 600,00 coloradans next meal is just wrong.
3. Esfuerzos Comunitarios y Medidas Electorales.
Los bancos de alimentos y las despensas locales experimentaron un aumento masivo en la demanda, luchando por cubrir la brecha de asistencia. Paralelamente, los votantes de Colorado aprobaron medidas (Prop LL y MM) para aumentar los impuestos a los hogares de altos ingresos, asegurando comidas escolares gratuitas y destinando el excedente a reforzar el programa SNAP estatal.
- Food banks are facing increased demand. News from colorado, please donate to the.
- Food bank of the rockies steps up as thousands in colorado could lose snap benefits with the government shutdown.
- Colorado voters have approved raising taxes on households earning over 300,00 to fund meals for all public school students, raise salaries for school meal staff, and bolster snap at the state level.
- Colorado voters approved a tax increase on wealthy households to pay for free breakfast lunch for all public school kids bolster the supplemental nutrition assistance program snap.
4. Contexto Político y Acusaciones.
Gran parte del discurso se centró en culpar a la administración Trump y a los republicanos del Congreso por utilizar los beneficios de SNAP como arma política y por negarse a utilizar los fondos de contingencia disponibles, calificando la situación como "cruel" e "ilegal".
- Ive heard from coloradans across our state who dont know how theyre going to feed their families this week as president trump plays politics with their snap benefits. Trump must stop using hunger as a political weapon, follow the law, and fully fund snap immediately.
- Trumps shutdown is forcing 42 million americans to lose access to snap benefits. Despite having the contingency funds available to maintain snap, trump is actively refusing to provide those benefits.
- The republican shutdown means over 600,00 coloradans might not get the snap benefits they need to feed themselves or their families.
- Republicans gleefully gutted snap benefits for over half a million coloradans. Children and families are going to go hungry because of their big beautiful betrayal.