Rep. Aguilar Tours Inland Empire Grocery Store Impacted by the Republican Shutdown and Trump’s Delay of SNAP Benefits

By delaying SNAP benefits, Donald Trump forced 42 million Americans to go hungry and created unnecessary stress for working families

Recently, Rep. Pete Aguilar (CA-33) visited the Redlands Ranch Market, where he heard from an Inland Empire grocery store owner about how the ongoing Republican government shutdown and Trump's decision to delay SNAP benefits, known as CalFresh in California, have impacted their operations and the families they serve.

"There is no reason that it should take multiple court orders to get the Trump Administration to follow the law and fully fund SNAP," said Rep. Pete Aguilar. "It's clear that Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are more focused on the well-being of their billionaire and corporate donors than the well-being of the American people. By delaying SNAP benefits and using millions of Americans as political pawns, Donald Trump put the health, safety and sanity of countless working families at risk.

"On top of this, small businesses like the Redlands Ranch Market have been struggling to get by and have lost profits every day that the Trump Administration delayed SNAP benefits. Trump has caused unnecessary chaos, confusion and suffering for countless people across the country. It's time for Trump and Republicans to do the right thing for our country for once: put an end to this confusion, open the government and save health care."