Arizona Food Bank warns Republican budget would cause families to go hungry

January Contreras, executive director of the Children’s Action Alliance, warned that the new eligibility requirements for SNAP and Medicaid are thinly veiled attempts to push people off the programs. “A parent who has two or three jobs will not be able to keep up with the paperwork requirements,” Contreras said. “It has a record of making eligible people lose their insurance. How do you look a child or a parent in the eye and tell them that they may lose health care insurance or help with buying groceries, just as economic uncertainty and the cost of raising a family are rising sky high?” Contreras said.