families go hungry
Jul
24
2019
The cartoon shows President Donald Trump holding a sign outlining a plan to cut aid to three million families while directing a mother and her two children holding a food stamps sign to go on a diet. Published in July 2019, the image responds to Trump administration proposals to tighten eligibility and reduce funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The visual highlights the impact on low-income households with children. It uses the diet remark to underscore the perceived disconnect between policy and recipient needs. The drawing captures ongoing debates over welfare spending during that period.
Nov
13
2013
The 2013 cartoon depicts House Republicans on a bridge labeled with their name, an elephant figure pointing downward while declaring one side reserved for the poor and the other for the middle class. Below, a family sits with a sign reading Food Stamp Cuts near a waterway and city skyline. The image responds to ongoing congressional negotiations over the farm bill that included reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Republicans argued the changes would promote work requirements and reduce fraud. Critics said the cuts would increase hunger among low-income households. The visual uses the bridge as a metaphor for divided priorities in the legislation.
