USDA Secretary Threatens Funding Cuts to Democratic-Leaning States Over SNAP Noncompliance

The agriculture secretary has said that SNAP, or food stamps, is rife with fraud. Democratic states have filed multiple legal challenges.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks at a press conference during the 31st day of the government shutdown in Washington on Oct. 31, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Tuesday warned that some Democratic-leaning states may see funding halted if they do not share their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) data with the federal government.

During a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Rollins said that the administration “has begun and will begin to stop moving federal funds into those states” next week ”until they comply.“ She added that 29 Republican-leaning states provided SNAP data to her department but that 21 ”blue states continue to say no,” listing New York, California, and Minnesota as among them.