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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tomorrow, the Senate Ag Committee will reconvene for another vote on Chair Boozman’s farm bill proposal, which fails to adequately address the growing hunger crisis as millions of people lose SNAP. While the bill text is the same, here's what's changed over the last few weeks.🧵

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New: In the 10 months after the Republican reconciliation law enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history, SNAP enrollment fell by roughly 5 million people. The number of people receiving SNAP is at its lowest point in 17 years & is expected to keep falling. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

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SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Harmful 2025 Republican Reconciliation Law Is Implemented

SNAP participation nationwide fell by roughly 5 million people (12 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and May 2026, based on the latest month of data.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🚨NEW: In the 9 months after last year’s reconciliation law enacted unprecedented SNAP cuts, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million. Based on available data, we estimate that at least 1.5 million fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

Graphic showing the change in SNAP participation from July 2024 to April 2026. Between the reconciliation law's enactment in July 2025 and April 2026, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4.5 million.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🚨We are continuing to sound the alarm! The number of children receiving SNAP nationwide has likely dropped by more than 1.5 million.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

In case you are wondering why an error rate cost shift requirement on states means eligible families are losing SNAP is because denying eligible families is NOT an error. See our SNAP caseload www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

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SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented

SNAP participation nationwide fell by more than 4 million people (nearly 10 percent) between the law’s July 2025 enactment and February 2026, based on the latest month of data.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This plan's reported failure to address the emergency unfolding across the country is unconscionable. 4+ million people (including 800k kids) have already lost SNAP, far more than many expected. Congress must delay H.R. 1’s huge shift cost shift to states. www.politico.com/live-updates...

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Senate Republicans exclude Democrats’ food aid demand from farm bill

Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman is set to unveil his farm bill plans Tuesday.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🚨New data: In the 8 months after H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by 4+ million (-10%) nationwide. In just the 13 states with available data, 800,000+ fewer kids are receiving SNAP. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

Graphic showing the change in SNAP participation from July 2024 to March 2026. Between H.R. 1's enactment in July 2025 and March 2026, the number of people receiving SNAP fell by more than 4 million.

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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Even as more people across our nation are struggling to afford gas, groceries, health care, and housing, Congressional Republicans are prioritizing the Administration's violent & callous detention and deportation machine over helping people across our nation afford basic needs.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

SNAP recipients are already struggling with barriers around food assistance due to cuts from the Republican megabill and harmful work requirements. Listen to their experiences and @tyjonescox.bsky.social discuss more via Morning Edition: www.npr.org/2026/05/20/n...

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As states enact changes to SNAP benefits, recipients face new challenges

States are phasing in major changes to food assistance. We hear from people who are feeling the impact and from Ty Jones Cox of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Post-Megabill Drop in SNAP Participation Is Steepest in Decades. This drop can't be explained by a rapid improvement in people's economic well-being or reduced need for help buying food. These are cuts to families in need due to the Republican megabill www.cbpp.org/blog/post-me...

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Post-Megabill Drop in SNAP Participation Is Steepest in Decades

Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fell by more than 3 million people (8 percent) nationwide between July 2025 and January 2026. The drop followed the enactment of H...

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The House-passed farm bill leaves low-income families behind at a moment when affording groceries is already a struggle. With SNAP participation down by more than 3 million people, the Senate can & must do better to reduce the harm of H.R. 1’s devastating cuts.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

In the weeks since the House farm bill was proposed, the extent of this unfolding crisis has only become clearer. SNAP participation fell by 3+ million people in the 6 months after H.R. 1 passed & more people will lose SNAP as these cuts fully take effect. cbpp.org/press/statem...

Graphic text: Did you know? The Republican megabill enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history in July 2025. By January, 3 million+ fewer people were receiving SNAP benefits.

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Kathleen Romig @kathleenromig.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

You should read every word of this powerful piece. For now, I'll pull some highlights about the Trump Administration's proposal to cut or even eliminate SSI benefits for up to 400K families caring for disabled loved ones while struggling to get by themselves. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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The Trump Administration Aims to Penalize Disabled Adults Who Live With Their Families

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities who...

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

New USDA data released today: H.R. 1 enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history last July. By January, more than 3 million fewer people were receiving food assistance. Nationwide, SNAP caseloads fell by more than 8% in just 6 months — despite no improvement in economic conditions.

Change in SNAP participation between January 2024 and January 2026, showing a sharp decline after H.R. 1 enactment in July 2025.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🚨SNAP tracker update. Unfortunately the number of low-income people receiving SNAP food assistance continues to fall.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Here's how 2.5 million people lost access to SNAP within just 5 months. Spoiler alert - its not because of a strong economy or they found jobs.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

For 30 years, Congress has fully funded #WIC to ensure all eligible families who apply can receive full benefits. The House agriculture appropriations bill would break this promise: it would underfund WIC & cut benefits for WIC participants in every state. www.cbpp.org/blog/house-a...

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House Agriculture Bill Underfunds WIC, Cuts Fruit and Vegetable Benefit, and Fails to Make Virtual Services Permanent

For the second year in a row, House Republican appropriators are jeopardizing access to WIC.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Key point - "Congress must work to eventually repeal the untenable cost shift altogether. Payment accuracy is an important measure of SNAP’s performance, but a program isn’t successful if it’s highly accurate while failing to reach those who need it."

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The Trump Administration: "Eat real food." Also the Trump Administration: "$10-$13 a month for fruits and vegetables should do it."

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Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Last week, I outlined questions I would be looking to have answered when the President’s budget is released. Now that we have the full proposal, we can now answer them. Hint: It fails to offer affordability solutions to make life more affordable while raising the risk of hasty, harmful cuts. 🧵

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

📢Message from my colleague @katiebergh.bsky.social how the President's budget continues to make groceries LESS affordable for low-income families.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

🎯And SNAP doesn't just support low-income families struggling to afford groceries — it supports the entire food supply chain from the grocery store back to the farm.

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

"A farm bill does not support our nation’s food security if it ignores the needs of the millions of people across the U.S. who cannot consistently afford to put food on the table." - @tyjonescox.bsky.social on last night's vote to advance a deeply flawed farm bill: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

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House Agriculture Committee Advances Unacceptable Farm Bill, Leaving Low-Income Families Behind

Late last night, the House Agriculture Committee voted to advance a deeply flawed farm bill that turns its back on the millions of low-income families struggling to afford groceries in the wake of...

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Last night, the House Agriculture Committee advanced an unacceptable farm bill that turns its back on the millions of low-income families struggling to afford groceries in the wake of the Republican megabill’s unprecedented SNAP cuts. This bill should be rejected.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Nothing says "laser-focused on affordability issues" like House Republicans proposing a farm bill amendment that would kick a single parent with two kids earning just under $35,000 per year off SNAP for "earning too much."

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

About 1 in 7 rural households use #SNAP to put food on the table, a higher share than in metro areas. By failing to address H.R. 1’s devastating SNAP cuts, the House Agriculture Committee farm bill ignores the needs of low-income rural families who need SNAP to afford groceries.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

"This requirement doesn't increase employment or earnings. It just cuts people off."

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Preliminary USDA data show about 700,000 fewer low-income people received SNAP benefits in November vs. October, another huge one-month drop. This likely reflects disruption from the shutdown & the Republican megabill (H.R. 1)'s unprecedented SNAP cuts starting to take effect.

Figure showing the change in the number of SNAP participants between November 2023 and November 2025.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Speaking of policy choices: Next week, the House Agriculture Committee will mark up a farm bill that does nothing to address H.R. 1's devastating SNAP cuts as more & more low-income families lose the basic food assistance they need to afford groceries.

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Given that USDA just happened to post SNAP caseload data that's typically released on Friday afternoons on a Tuesday morning ahead of the State of the Union, a reminder👇

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

You were right @Katie_Bergh! "Lifted" is being used to describe taking food assistance from families, children, and veterans thanks to the $187 billion cut to SNAP and other harmful policy decisions.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

H.R. 1’s SNAP cuts have already resulted in hundreds of thousands of low-income people losing the food assistance they need to afford groceries. This farm bill proposal would make further misguided policy changes while ignoring the urgent need to address this harm.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The House Agriculture Committee’s farm bill ignores the needs of low-income people struggling to afford the rising cost of groceries, many of whom are already losing food assistance under the harmful Republican megabill’s (HR 1) unprecedented #SNAP cuts. This is unacceptable.

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Javier Balmaceda @jbalmaceda787.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

After Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance at #SuperBowlLX, everyone’s talking about #PuertoRico. But here’s what many might not know about how federal policy affects the territory 🧵👇

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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @centeronbudget.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The harmful Republican megabill redistributes trillions of dollars to the wealthiest households, while making it harder for families and communities with low and moderate incomes to afford food, health care, and other basic needs. More from @brendanvduke.bsky.social: www.cbpp.org/research/fed...

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Republican Megabill Trades Essential Support to Low-Income People for Skewed Tax Cuts

The sprawling megabill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Trump in July 2025 will redistribute trillions of dollars upward over the next decade, making it harder for ...

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

📢@Katie_Bergh "Many of the Trump Administration’s policies are making it harder for low-income families to afford basic needs. As more people lose SNAP in the coming months due to the megabill's deep cuts, these affordability challenges will only get worse."

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Too many people have fallen victim to the fed gov’ts violent immigration enforcement & too many families and communities have been forever harmed by the dragnet

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

In the wake of another horrific shooting death in MN by federal immigration officers -on top of wrongful detentions, violence, & fear there & across the country- it is appropriate for the Senate to use the budget process to push for critical protections for people & communities.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🎯 How much states will be required to pay for SNAP benefits is based on administrative errors identified from October 2024 to September 2026. HR 1 passed in July 2025 and guidance from USDA came months later. Not a lot of time.

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National Governors Association @natlgovsassoc.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Today, NGA joined a coalition of orgs representing state and local agencies in sending a letter to Congress to request the inclusion of targeted Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP) provisions in the anticipated January Continuing Resolution. Read it here: www.nga.org/advocacy-com...

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NGA Joins Coalition Letter Outlining SNAP Recommendations

(Download) The Honorable Mike JohnsonSpeakerU.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Hakeem JeffriesMinority LeaderU.S. House of Representatives The Honorable John ThuneMajority LeaderU.S. Senate T...

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Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

This “affordability” framework for a second reconciliation bill (i.e. a “Second Big Beautiful Bill”) follows the same structure as its predecessor: 1.)Making it harder for Americans to afford health care, food & groceries. 2.)Tax cuts for rich people. 🧵

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

New analysis: Recent circumstances outside of states’ control are driving up the costs states will face under the Republican megabill, putting food assistance for low-income families at serious risk if Congress fails to act. See the impact in your state:

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Congressional Delay of SNAP Cost Shift Urgently Needed to Protect Food Assistance for Low-Income Families

The Republican megabill enacted in July will require most states to pay a share of SNAP food benefit costs — for many states, potentially hundreds of millions of dollars a year — for the first...

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Shelby Gonzales @shelbytgonzales.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

By moving to rescind the Biden Admin’s #PublicCharge rule, which largely restored long-standing policy after courts blocked a harmful rule put forward in the first Trump rule, the Administration is reigniting fear and confusion among people who are immigrants and their families.

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

NEWS (?): The formula that USDA has asked states to use to get to 50 percent of SNAP benefits *does not produce a number that is 50 percent of benefits* for any family that has net income. Illustrative example below. www.fns.usda.gov/snap/benefit...

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

New data from @CenterOnBudget shows USDA cutting families' SNAP benefits far more than necessary.⤵️

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

It is illegal to not follow a court order and it is just wrong to delay food assistance to children, seniors, veterans, working parents, and people with disabilities.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

It is a relief that the Administration is finally agreeing to do the bare minimum and follow the law by using the #SNAP contingency reserve to partially fund November SNAP benefits & nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico & American Samoa.

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Ty Jones Cox @tyjonescox.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Today’s rulings confirm what’s been clear all along: the Administration has been sitting on billions of available dollars that it is legally required to use to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their groceries.

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