Arizona recorded the largest drop in enrollment after the bill became law. The legislation tightened eligibility rules for food assistance and increased state screening requirements. State data through May shows that more than 450,000 Arizonans have come off Snap, cutting overall participation within the state in half.
According to the CBPP analysis, children make up a significant portion of those losing benefits, with more than 1 million children across the 19 states studied no longer receiving Snap assistance.
In Louisiana, nearly one in four children receiving Snap benefits lost assistance. Massachusetts and Texas each saw close to one-fifth of children enrolled in the program removed from Snap.
And further below, the cause for the suffering of children:
The report says the steep decline in participation is likely tied in large part to the 2025 Republican reconciliation law, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which shifted a substantial share of Snap benefit costs to states based on their payment error rates.
SNAP is a subsidy to the poor and to farmers.
Insofar as it benefits farmers, it’s obviously a rural benefit, and it’s also advantageous to rural areas on the poor front.
https://frac.org/blog/snaps-critical-role-in-rural-communities-and-the-consequences-of-cuts
If were a rural Republican voter and the “rural party” had just gotten a trifecta and promptly proceeded to do this — like, this is theoretically as good as it gets — I’d probably be a little grouchy.