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The House of Representatives passed President Trump’s spending and tax cut bill Thursday. The bill heads to the president’s desk for his signature.

Almost 3 million New Yorkers utilize the food assistance program.

The programs could face service interruptions with the looming cuts to safety net programs in the proposed federal budget.

Dozens of people spoke directly to county legislators this week about how any cuts to federal programs they rely on could be detrimental to their health and well-being.

Binghamton-area residents who use federal benefits to buy food can get their money doubled this summer when they sign up for a local nonprofit’s "farm share" program.

Households must report the loss to their county Department of Social Services within 10 days of losing power.

According to Feeding America, 50 million people nationally may experience food insecurity because of COVID-19.

Benefits would be cut to roughly 688,000 recipients nationwide, and food advocates say benefits for thousands of New Yorkers would also be in jeopardy.

The proposed changes would slash federal food assistance to low-income families by $4.5 billion over five years.

According to Feeding America, the proposal stands to save the government $4.5 billion and would impact 7-million Americans.