cuts. we re expecting to see a dramatic increase in the number of people we serve each month. like jodie sprinkle, a single mom waiting to find out how much her s.n.a.p. benefits will drop. it s going to hurt. that s one thing it. ooh is going to hurt. reporter: in some states these nonprofits may have to ration food or limit selection so there s more to go around. if our network can t meet the demand, it means more and more kids will go to bed hungry, seniors will struggle. that s a tough situation, gabe cone. thank you. still ahead, a florida man has died from a brain-eating am amoeba. why health officials say why attempting to clear his sinuses with tap water may be to blame. wedding and anniveversary rin. only at kay. find your beat your moment of calm find your potential then own it
with demand? we are worried about keeping up with demand. reporter: lisa scales heads the greater pittsburgh community food bank which was $2 over budget in the second half of last year before the snap cuts. we re expecting to see a dramatic increase in the number of people we serve each month. reporter: like jodie sprinkle, a single mom waiting to find out how much her snap benefits will drop. zblp . it s going to hurt. reporter: in some states, the nonprofits say they may have to ration food or limit selection so there is more to go around. if our network can t meet the demand, it means that more and more kids will go to bed hungry. seniors will struggle. reporter: so, gabe, let s discuss this. let s talk about solutions. what can people do who receive these extra benefits? what can they do now? look, don, a lot of this is going to fall on nonprofits. you saw the food bank that s are gearing up. people can look into the nonprofits in their area. there are a lot of s
in the second half of last year, before the s.n.a.p. cuts. we re expecting to see a dramatic increase in the number we serve each month. reporter: like jody sprinkle, a single mom, waiting to find out how much her s.n.a.p. benefits will drop. it s going to hurt. one thing, it s going to hurt. reporter: one thing, the nonprofits say they may have to ration food or limit selection so there s more to go around. if our work can t make the demand that means more and more kids will go to bed hungry. seniors will struggle. reporter: now, the government funding package that ended these benefits did create a summer meals program for roughly 30 million children, so that will help families but victor and bianna, there are experts worried about a hunger clip that s going to drive up food insecurity and drive people into poverty. a hunger clip. dave cohen with reporting, thank you so much. the fox fallout continues
the $8 billion in snap cuts, is that just the price of bipartisanship in this day and age? well, alex, i m so glad to have the opportunity to really talk to you about this because we ve been in delicate negotiations for months and months and i couldn t speak to this until we got it done. first of all, a five-year farm bill means we are protecting food assistance for 47 million people in this country from any cuts because of a government shutdown by the republicans or any other bad policies in the house. we have protected them for the next five years from any cuts. secondly, we rejected every single one of the things the house passed. 40 billion in cuts. drug testing. moms with babies working. people only getting help for three months.
something both sides will agree on but at the same time build crop subsidies for farmers, many of whom don t need them. it would lock in generous subsidies at a time when farm incomes have reached the highest level in four decades. chuck grassley, a republican budget hawk, who advocates cuts to both snap and wealthy farmers scalded those in his party who cheer the s.n.a.p. cuts but willing to give farm subsidies a pass. reforming food stamps yet coddling millionaires, he wrote, why should staunch supporters of foot stamps accept less if millions of farmers get to keep their golden goose from taxpayer. many of his fellow republicans would do well to adopt. if republicans want to shed their image as a party hostile to the least fortunate, they still have their work cut out for them. josh barrow assesses the