blog posts GOP budget cuts stand to deal tremendous damage to rural economies Mar 3, 2025 2:00 pm by New RepublicIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images New Republic (March 3) 'The way to really reduce spending is to reduce the number of people in the program,” says Professor Jonathan Coppess. Tighter requirements don't 'mean that people aren’t hungry... They just can’t get into the program.' Share on Facebook Tweet Email