St. Pete mayor urges Congress to protect SNAP
March 14, 2025 - Mayor Ken Welch recently joined 111 colleagues nationwide in signing a bipartisan letter urging Congress to protect and fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and similar initiatives that mitigate child hunger. The House passed a budget resolution that would cut $230 billion to U.S. Department of Agriculture-administered initiatives, including SNAP. “Cuts to SNAP would be catastrophic for families struggling to keep up with the rising prices of food and those going through economic hardship,” Welch wrote in a subsequent social media post.