A joint statement from anti-hunger groups including Bread for the World, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Feeding America, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, and Share Our Strength expresses deep concern over a proposal to cut nearly $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) introduced the legislation that would cut $39 billion from the program one month before an across-the-board cut for families on SNAP comes November 1.