Updated On: 26 June, 2025 09:43 PM IST | Mumbai | IANS
Scarlett Johansson joined over 30 stars urging Congress to protect SNAP and Medicaid. Citing her childhood on public assistance, she calls food `a basic right we all deserve`

Scarlett Johansson. Pic/AFP
Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson has joined a group of Hollywood royalties, who are urging Congress to avoid cutting vital programs for underprivileged Americans.
The ‘Jurassic World Rebirth’ star signed her name to an open letter alongside more than 30 other actors, musicians and celebs, in partnership with Feeding America, reports ‘People’ magazine.
The letter asks the country`s 535 members of Congress to consider the needs of millions of Americans and avoid making cuts to SNAP and Medicaid programs as they finalise President Donald Trump`s "Big, Beautiful" budget plan.
The letter reads, "Dear Members of Congress, We all have powerful memories of sharing meals with friends, with family and even with strangers in moments of celebration, grief or everything in between. Food is a beautiful way humans show care, compassion and love to those around us. It’s a fundamental part of the human experience and a basic right we all deserve”.