In a Fox News appearance in late 2025, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins claimed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — colloquially referred to as food stamps — "increased almost ...

How many Americans are enrolled in SNAP? The number of people getting SNAP benefits soared during the Great Recession, a big downturn that began in December 2007 and had long-lasting effects on the ...

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Some 42 million Americans rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images News Tracy Roof, University of Richmond The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has ...