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00:00The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is rapidly moving through Congress, bringing with it a proposed overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
00:09This comprehensive budget reconciliation package aims to secure significant savings to offset the cost of making the 2017 tax cuts permanent.
00:19And SNAP is squarely in its sights.
00:21The Senate's latest proposals for SNAP are even more far-reaching than the House's initial vision.
00:26One of the most impactful changes involves administrative costs.
00:31Currently, states cover 50% of these costs.
00:34The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry is now proposing to increase that state burden to a substantial 75%.
00:41This represents a major shift in financial responsibility, forcing states to absorb a much larger share of the programs overhead.
00:50Beyond administration, the bill also addresses the share of SNAP benefit costs.
00:55The House initially proposed states contribute 5% of benefit costs, escalating up to 25% for states with high payment error rates.
01:04The Senate has tweaked this.
01:06States with an error rate below 6% would be exempt from contributing to benefit costs.
01:12For those with higher error rates, the maximum state share would be capped at 15% instead of 25%.
01:18While this offers some relief for high-performing states and a lower top end for others, it still introduces a significant new financial obligation for many.
01:28The core objective of these changes is clear.
01:31Reduce federal SNAP funding to states.
01:34While the bill attempts to offer states a mechanism to mitigate these reductions by improving their error rates, the reality of implementation could be challenging.
01:42Senator Lisa Murkowski has already expressed concerns about the challenges when it comes to SNAP implementation in her state.
01:49With President Trump pushing for a July 4th deadline, the pressure on Congress to pass this bill is intense.
01:56White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has made it clear that the President expects them to stick to his timeline, suggesting that bipartisan concessions all around are expected to reach an agreement.
02:06However, the journey for these provisions isn't over yet.
02:10Even if they clear both chambers, the Senate parliamentarian could still strip out many of them if they are deemed not to comply with the Byrd rules, which restrict budget reconciliation bills strictly to fiscal matters.
02:23This means the final version of the SNAP reforms is still subject to intense negotiation and parliamentary scrutiny.
02:29This means the final version of the SNAP program is still subject to the SNAP program.
