By Bridget Goldschmidt
Source: Progressive Grocer
The National Grocers Association (NGA), the Washington, D.C.-based trade organization representing the independent grocery sector, has emerged as a leader against a congressional proposal to slash funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by 20%, which the association contends would significantly affect both food access and U.S. workers.
As part of that fight, NGA, along with other industry groups, met this past week with representatives of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.; Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., to express the independent grocery industry’s view of the proposed cuts and their potential impact on millions of low-income Americans and the local grocers from which they buy.
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