Advocates warn the impact could go beyond just families struggling right now. Joseph Palomino, director of the Arizona Center of Economic Progress, said the cuts are affecting more than just individual households.
"People being kicked off of SNAP, they're hurting those families. We're also hurting our economy and that is kind of what is lost, we are essentially shooting ourselves in the foot here," Palomino said.
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