 In December 2012 , after discussions with a constituent about New Jersey 's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ( SNAP ) , Booker began a week @-@ long challenge attempting to live on a food budget of $ 30 per week — the amount SNAP recipients receive . When critics noted that the very name of the SNAP program shows that it is intended to " supplement " an individual 's food budget , not be its sole source , Booker replied that his aim was to spark a discussion about the reality that many Americans rely solely on food stamps to survive . 
