Hunger Behind the Savings Claim — Outcome

Entities and roles

• America First Audit — Hunger Behind the Savings Claimaudit case
• Donald J. Trumpcomparison subject

Money trail

1. public costProjected federal deficit reduction from SNAP changesprojected $187 billion federal budget effect

   Loss or cost borne by

   SNAP participant households

Claims and evidence

1. factdocumented

   CBO projected that the law's SNAP changes would reduce primary deficits by $187 billion over 2025-2034.

   • Congressional Budget Office: The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2026 to 2036Discussion of Public Law 119-21 and SNAP baseline changes