Cunnyngham Testifies Before Congress on States' SNAP Policy Options

Cunnyngham Testifies Before Congress on States' SNAP Policy Options

Mar 03, 2016
Karen Cunnyngham Testifies Before Congress

Karen Cunnyngham addresses the House Agriculture Committee on 'Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Examining State Options' at the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, March 2, 2016.

Photo By: Rich Clement

On March 2, Karen Cunnyngham, associate director of Mathematica’s Data Analytics Division, testified before the House Committee on Agriculture at a hearing to review state-level policy options related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Cunnyngham discussed SNAP data that can shed light on how state policies affect the program and its beneficiaries. She also highlighted additional data sets and tools, such as microsimulation models, that can build the evidence base and inform decision making about SNAP at the state and federal levels.

View a copy of Cunnyngham’s written testimony.