FRANKFORT, Ky. — Today, Gov. Andy Beshear sent a letter to Brooke Rollins, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture for the Trump administration, and a letter to Kentucky’s congressional delegation raising concerns that federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program have resulted in more than 80,000 Kentuckians losing access. The Governor highlighted that the number includes 24,655 children and 6,572 seniors who are hungrier today because of President Trump’s actions to cut SNAP benefits.
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