When our country faced its last major financial crisis during COVID-19, policymakers intervened with smart solutions. Investments in SNAP, child nutrition programs, and the Child Tax Credit not only prevented hunger from getting worse but reduced it overall. When those investments expired, childhood hunger skyrocketed. Rather than learning from this experience, last summer Congress passed H.R. 1, which […]

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