More than 40 million people are at imminent risk of not receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November. SNAP is a vital program that provides families with resources to put food on the table and supports the U.S. economy.
On October 30, The Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution hosted an event to highlight the importance of SNAP amid the ongoing government shutdown and in the wake of major cuts to the program in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The discussion examined the economic, legal, philanthropic, and policy considerations surrounding SNAP as November 1 approaches and beyond.
The event featured keynote remarks from U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and a panel discussion with Stacy Dean (formerly USDA), Danielle Perry (Greater Chicago Food Bank), Diane Schanzenbach (Georgetown University and Brookings), and David Super (Georgetown Law), moderated by Lauren Bauer (Brookings).
For updates on the event, viewers followed @HamiltonProj and joined the conversation using #SNAP to ask questions or emailed [email protected].
Agenda
12:30 p.m. | Welcome
Aviva Aron-Dine, Director, The Hamilton Project, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution
12:35 p.m. | Framing remarks
The Honorable Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), U.S. Senator, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
12:45 p.m. | Roundtable discussion
Stacy Dean, Former USDA Deputy Under Secretary, Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services
Danielle Perry, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Greater Chicago Food Depository
Diane Schanzenbach, McCourt Chair, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
David Super, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Law and Economics, Georgetown Law
Moderator: Lauren Bauer, Associate Director, The Hamilton Project, Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
