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Tell Your Representative to Vote YES to Keep Field Offices Open

The Social Security Administration is struggling in the wake of DOGE cutting 15 percent of the Social Security workforce. Click here to send a message to your representative to demand they vote YES on the Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act (H.R. 1876).
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Washington State Alliance for Retired AmericansWednesday, November 12th, 2025 at 3:24am
1 in 7 Alabama residents are on SNAP.
1 in 10 Alaska residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 Arizona residents are on SNAP.
1 in 13 Arkansas residents are on SNAP.
1 in 7 California residents are on SNAP.
1 in 10 Colorado residents are on SNAP.
1 in 9 Connecticut residents are on SNAP.
1 in 9 Delaware residents are on SNAP.
1 in 5 D.C. residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 Florida residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 Georgia residents are on SNAP.
1 in 9 Hawai'i residents are on SNAP.
1 in 15 Idaho residents are on SNAP.
1 in 7 Illinois residents are on SNAP.
1 in 11 Indiana residents are on SNAP.
1 in 12 Iowa residents are on SNAP.
1 in 16 Kansas residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 Kentucky residents are on SNAP.
1 in 5 Louisiana residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 Maine residents are on SNAP.
1 in 9 Maryland residents are on SNAP.
1 in 6 Massachusetts residents are on SNAP.
1 in 7 Michigan residents are on SNAP.
1 in 13 Minnesota residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 Mississippi residents are on SNAP.
1 in 10 Missouri residents are on SNAP.
1 in 14 Montana residents are on SNAP.
1 in 13 Nebraska residents are on SNAP.
1 in 6 Nevada residents are on SNAP.
1 in 18 New Hampshire residents are on SNAP.
1 in 11 New Jersey residents are on SNAP.
1 in 5 New Mexico residents are on SNAP.
1 in 7 New York residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 North Carolina residents are on SNAP.
1 in 16 North Dakota residents are on SNAP.
1 in 9 Ohio residents are on SNAP.
1 in 6 Oklahoma residents are on SNAP.
1 in 6 Oregon residents are on SNAP.
1 in 7 Pennsylvania residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 Rhode Island residents are on SNAP.
1 in 9 South Carolina residents are on SNAP.
1 in 12 South Dakota residents are on SNAP.
1 in 10 Tennessee residents are on SNAP.
1 in 10 Texas residents are on SNAP.
1 in 21 Utah residents are on SNAP.
1 in 10 Vermont residents are on SNAP.
1 in 11 Virginia residents are on SNAP.
1 in 9 Washington residents are on SNAP.
1 in 6 West Virginia residents are on SNAP.
1 in 8 Wisconsin residents are on SNAP.
1 in 20 Wyoming residents are on SNAP.
If you live in any of these places, even if you personally don't receive benefits, the odds are high that you know someone who does depend on SNAP. Many are low-income seniors or those on disability. And, 85 percent of older Americans who receive SNAP benefits live alone, with SNAP making the difference between having food or going without.
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