Food stamps: Agriculture nominee says she ‘can’t commit’ to opposing cuts to SNAP

Published January 23, 2025 3:08pm ET



During a confirmation hearing before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Agriculture said she “can’t commit” to opposing any cuts to SNAP that Congress may propose.

Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins said she has a “duty to the taxpayer,” and that while she values the services the Supplemental Food Assistance Program provides, she could not in that moment say she would oppose cuts to the program. 

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