By Katherine Shaw and Leandra Forman | Lexington Herald Leader

Our family’s story is what it is today, in good part due to the help we have received through the years from food assistance programs like food stamps (SNAP) and WIC. Some call it the safety-net or welfare, but whatever you call it, we call it our lifeline. It held us up when we may have been dragged down until we could get back on our feet. House Bill 7, which is currently being debated in the Kentucky Legislature, would slash that safety net and take that lifeline away from people like us.

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