Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) in a new interview today appears to threaten to cut government aid for the hungry if Republicans take control of the House after next month’s elections.

Jordan told Politico that there are “four big moments” he sees as an opportunity for Republicans in 2023, if they win the House. The four issues he named were the debt ceiling, surveillance reform, funding the government, and the annual farm bill.

Politico’s report didn’t explain what Jordan meant regarding the farm bill, and his comment drew little attention. But Jordan has voted against the farm bill in the past, specifically criticizing it for including benefits for the hungry in the form of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Without SNAP, an estimated 1.5 million Ohioans would go hungry or face food insecurity, including children. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says that 13 percent of Ohioans had to rely on SNAP benefits last year. Ohio families with children made up more than 65 percent of those recipients.

When Jordan voted against the farm bill in 2018, he compared the number of Americans receiving SNAP benefits to the entire Canadian population. “More Americans on Food Stamps than the entire population of Canada,” Jordan tweeted.

Jordan also said, “Yet Democrats won’t support work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving your tax dollars.” Some SNAP recipients, however, are unable to work, for instance, because they can’t afford child care and can’t leave their kids home alone.

It’s not just Ohio, however. If Republicans do win the House, and Jordan uses his new influence to block or reduce SNAP benefits, millions of Americans around the country will be left without that assistance to make ends meet.

And Jordan's Republican colleagues reportedly already have said a GOP victory will empower them to force Democratic concessions on Social Security and Medicare.

Jordan’s Democratic opponent, Tamie Wilson, told an Ohio newspaper last month that she would strike SNAP from the farm bill to focus it more on farmers’ needs. She still, however, supported continuing SNAP benefits in separate legislation.

Wilson’s campaign did not immediately respond to TYT’s request for comment.

TYT Washington Correspondent Candice Cole was previously a correspondent and senior White House producer for the Black News Channel and has worked at a number of local news outlets. You can find her on Twitter @CandiceColeNews.