In the face of the child hunger crisis unfolding in plain sight, Chair Boozman’s farm bill proposal falls short on SNAP, despite including a step in the right direction, and further changes are needed before the legislation moves forward.
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At least 1.5 million fewer children — and more than 4.5 million fewer people overall — are receiving SNAP after congressional Republicans & President Trump enacted unprecedented cuts last year, despite no appreciable improvement in the economy & high food prices.
At least 1.5M fewer kids are receiving SNAP after unprecedented cuts enacted last year. Now, House Rs are starting a budget process that risks more cuts & ignores the urgent need to help low-income families who are losing SNAP & can't afford groceries. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
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 March 2026, based on the latest month of data.
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Nearly one year later, families across the U.S. are experiencing the very harms that many warned the Republicans’ harmful megabill would inflict.
Federal grantmaking processes are meant to be fair and free of political favoritism or retaliation – but a new Trump Admin rule would allow corruption & politicization of grant award decisions, creating an outsized risk of abuse & coercion.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities@centeronbudget.bsky.social · 2mo agoFederal grants are intended to be awarded through an open, fair, and merit-based process. A new Trump Administration proposal would instead allow grant decisions to be based on political preferences and presidential priorities. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Congratulations to Chris Hastedt & Mary Henderson on receiving the 2026 Muskie Access-to-Justice award for their decades of work on economic & health security in Maine. Co-founding @maineequaljustice.bsky.social & their incredible advocacy has transformed the lives of countless families.
The House passed problematic legislation yesterday that could delay or block vital federal assistance to individuals and funding to nonprofit organizations, communities, and states. www.cbpp.org/blog/house-b...
House Bill to Make Blocking Federal Funds Easier Would Take Away Help People Need to Afford Rising Cost of Basics
Ensuring that federal funding reaches eligible recipients, while preventing and addressing factual instances of fraud, is a critical part of good governance that has typically garnered bipartisan...
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This is great news! Congratulations to Christopher Kang on his new role as executive director of @voice4humanneed.bsky.social. Excited for what Chris will bring to this role, and deeply grateful to Deborah Weinstein for her more than two decades of leadership and partnership at CHN.
Coalition on Human Needs@voice4humanneed.bsky.social · 3mo agoChristopher Kang will be the new executive director of @Voice4HumanNeed! We’re excited to welcome Kang and thank Deborah Weinstein for leading the human needs coalition for more than two decades. Read more from CHN: chn.org/voices/chris...
Yesterday, Senate Republicans kicked off a partisan process intended to fund ICE & CBP without any crucial reforms or guardrails to end the campaign of lawlessness and violence that the Administration, ICE, and CBP have inflicted across our nation. www.pbs.org/newshour/amp...
WATCH LIVE: Senate meets as Republicans try to secure DHS funding through budget reconciliation
The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history. The 52-46 vote was the first step in a budg...
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I’m thrilled to welcome Larry LaDell Robertson to the @CenterOnBudget as our new Chief People and Culture Officer! www.cbpp.org/press/press-...
CBPP Announces New Chief People and Culture Officer
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) announced today that Dr. Larry LaDell Robertson has joined the organization as Chief People and Culture Officer, following a national search....
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The Republican megabill’s deep cuts to SNAP are already costing ppl food assistance -- 2.5M fewer ppl received SNAP between the law’s enactment in Jul 2025 & Dec 2025. New @centeronbudget.bsky.social interactive tracks the decline in SNAP participation in every state: www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
SNAP Tracker: People Are Losing Food Assistance as the Republican Megabill Is Implemented
SNAP Participation Dropping Following Enactment of Harmful Republican MegabillPercentage change in SNAP participants between and Source: CBPP calculations from USDA and state program dataCenter...
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Katie Bergh@katiebergh.bsky.social · 4mo agoLast July, the Republican megabill (H.R. 1) enacted the deepest SNAP cuts in history. Today, we're releasing a tracker of how many people in each state are losing the SNAP benefits they need to afford groceries. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
My full statement on President Trump's 2027 budget proposal: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Trump Budget Fails to Offer Solutions, Raises Risk of Hasty, Harmful Cuts
The budget lacks any commitment, let alone policy ideas, to address families’ struggles to afford housing, health care, food, utilities, and child care.
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Sharon Parrott@sharonparrott.bsky.social · 4mo agoA few initial thoughts on the President’s FY27 budget. Big picture: Today’s budget isn’t a serious plan to address real issues facing families and the nation and isn’t worthy of the American people.
A few initial thoughts on the President’s FY27 budget. Big picture: Today’s budget isn’t a serious plan to address real issues facing families and the nation and isn’t worthy of the American people.
Tonight, during the State of the Union address, we’ll hear President Trump’s priorities for the year ahead. It’s worth comparing what he says to the extreme actions his Administration took last year.
I’m thrilled to announce two new roles on @centeronbudget.bsky.social's leadership team: Shannon Buckingham as Executive Vice President for Communications and External Affairs and Michele Vaughn as Vice President for Communications: www.cbpp.org/press/press-...
CBPP Announces New Roles on Leadership Team
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) announced today the promotion of two exceptional leaders to new roles: Shannon Buckingham as Executive Vice President for Communications and External....
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Reworking the DHS funding bill to better protect public safety does not need to cause major harm within DHS or the government agencies covered by the other 5 funding bills, *if* Rs are prepared to govern responsibly. Claims to the contrary are an admission of sorts.
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.
Our new paper on the Trump Admin’s unlawful, unsupported-by-evidence, and harmful efforts to freeze ~$10B in funding for child care & other essential needs in 5 Dem-led states, a fundamental threat to everyone's access to public services. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Trump Administration’s Five-State Funding Freeze Is Unlawful, Harmful, and a Major Threat to People in Every State
The Trump Administration’s drastic and unprecedented effort to freeze funding for families’ child care and other essential needs in five states led by Democratic governors is a fundamental threat to e...
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Sharon Parrott@sharonparrott.bsky.social · 6mo agoUndertaking a sweeping investigation of almost all federal funding to 14 states & D.C. – all but one led by a Democrat – is a harmful & shameful escalation of the Admin’s corrupt politicization of basic governance & suggests funding freezes may be coming. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/p...
Undertaking a sweeping investigation of almost all federal funding to 14 states & D.C. – all but one led by a Democrat – is a harmful & shameful escalation of the Admin’s corrupt politicization of basic governance & suggests funding freezes may be coming. www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/p...
Trump administration orders review of federal funding in more than a dozen Democratic states | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has ordered a review of federal funding sent to more than a dozen Democratic-led states, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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As we mark one year since President Trump’s inauguration, it’s important to take stock of the harm the Administration – and congressional Republicans – have inflicted in such a short time. www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need #SNAP to afford groceries, despite USDA Sec. Rollins’ claim that the Administration is unable to do so. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Trump Administration Is Legally Required to Provide SNAP in Shutdown, Contrary to Its Claims
Secretary Rollins’ claim that the Trump Administration is unable to deliver November SNAP benefits during a shutdown is unequivocally false. The Administration is legally required to use contingency r...
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Today’s government funding shutdown is fundamentally different than prior funding fights b/c the Administration is acting outside the law. Any funding agreement must put a stop to this pattern of lawlessness & protect affordable health care. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Congress Must Block Administration’s Illegal Cuts, Protect Affordable Health Care | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Today’s government funding shutdown is fundamentally different than prior funding fights because the Administration is acting outside the law. Any funding agreement must put a stop to this pattern of ...
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The Trump Admin’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people & their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt. My full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Republicans Must Negotiate to Prevent Health Care Cost Spikes, Protect Funding Laws | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Republicans are claiming their short-term continuing resolution is business as usual, but nothing about this moment is normal.
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The Trump Administration’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.
The Administration acknowledged that it will stop the survey that measures food insecurity, just as tariffs push up food prices and the deep cuts to food assistance enacted in July start to take effect. Congress must intervene to save these vital data. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Exclusive | Trump Administration Cancels Annual Hunger Survey
The government has been measuring food insecurity since the mid-1990s but now says the report has become “overly politicized.”
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As he released House Rs’ short-term continuing resolution bill, Approps Chair Cole spoke to the importance of “restoring regular order.” Restoring regular order is indeed crucial. But it’s important to be clear about what regular order means. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
“Regular Order” Means Bipartisan Negotiations and a Deal That Sticks | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Members of Congress should not be expected to cast their votes for compromise bipartisan legislation only to have it undone through unlawful or partisan actions.
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The Administration has undermined the bipartisan 2025 funding deal by withholding funds, using a partisan rescission bill to cancel funding agreed to on a bipartisan basis, and *remarkably* claiming unilateral authority to hold funds & allow them to expire.
Today’s Census report shows the economy was reasonably strong in 2024, but wide inequities persisted. If left unchanged, the harmful Republican megabill will erode much of the progress on health coverage & push poverty and inequality higher. My full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...
Republican Megabill Will Erode Much of the Progress on Health Coverage and Push Poverty and Inequality Higher | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Policy advances over the last 25 years have helped millions of people secure health coverage and lifted millions of people above the poverty line. However, if left unchanged, July’s Republican megabil...
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I’m thrilled to welcome Wally Adeyemo to @centeronbudget.bsky.social board! Wally brings a deep commitment to CBPP's mission as well as a wealth of expertise advancing policies that ensure everyone has access to the opportunities & resources they need to thrive. www.cbpp.org/press/press-...
Wally Adeyemo Joins CBPP Board | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Wally Adeyemo, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury and distinguished visiting fellow at the Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, has joined the...
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Trump Admin & congress'l Rs are advancing a 3-part agenda that threatens Black households by limiting opportunities to live in healthy & thriving communities, @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social explains in a new report. Grateful to the Blk Econ Alliance 4 their input & support www.cbpp.org/research/eco...
The Republican Agenda’s Triple Threat to Black Households’ Economic Well-Being | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
This three-part agenda — legislation, executive action, and tariffs — will hurt low- and moderate-income people, families, and communities of all races and Black people, families, and communities espe...
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Gbenga Ajilore@gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social · 12mo agoI want to share this new paper I've written, exploring how the firehouse of actions from this administration & Congress has impacted Black households. The focus is on Black households (and its targeting of them), but applies to the U.S. as a whole. bit.ly/45EidLs