Monica Saucedo

USDA Refusal to Fund November CalFresh Benefits Threatens Food Security for 5.5 Million Californians The USDA’s refusal to fund November CalFresh benefits threatens food security for 5.5 million Californians.

Millions of families rely on SNAP/CalFresh to put food on the table. USDA has the authority to make sure all SNAP benefits go out on time — there’s no reason families should go hungry this November.

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First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2025-26 May Revision The Budget Center breaks down key areas of the governor's May Revision and highlights how the proposal would impact Californians.

JUST IN: Our First Look analysis of the @governor.ca.gov's 2025-26 May Revision.

Our take: The revised budget harms vulnerable Californians and misses opportunities to raise revenue and guard against federal threats. #CABudget

⚡ We share more here: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/fi...

Cuts not only harm hungry households, but also have a compounding impact on the food chain and our food economy.
Proposed cuts could lead to $20M in direct cuts to income for small CA farmers and economic stimulus for rural economies and businesses
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3. Freeze CalFresh benefit amounts, without regard for nutrition standards or food costs-essentially cutting grants for every household in the future.
Benefits are already too low. Across California, daily food cost is 82% higher than the CalFresh benefit.
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2. Impose harsher time limits on seniors and families with school-aged children enforced with ineffective, punitive, and counterproductive work requirements.

Putting paperwork over people could mean over 880k Californians will go hungry
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California Would Bear Over $2 Billion Worth of Costs to Maintain CalFresh Under Cost-Shift Scenarios Total CalFresh Recipients in Fiscal Year 2024 = 5,416,370 Click the buttons to toggle between Cost in Billions $ and # of Recipients for hypothetical cost-shift scenarios.

1. Cut federal funding of SNAP benefits and admin costs.
To make up for the loss in funding, CA could have to pay $3.1 billion a year to maintain benefits

#CAbudget MUST be balanced. If the state can’t backfill, over a million may lose assistance
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🍎 CalFresh feeds nearly 2 million kids
👵 CalFresh feeds over 1 million seniors
🥕 CalFresh supports our food economy
🛑 But the House Ag Budget plan would rip food away from millions to protect tax breaks for the wealthy

🧵Among other things, the bill would:

🚨 It’s not a markup — it’s a teardown of SNAP.

Congress is proposing BILLIONS in cuts to food assistance *tonight* during bill markup. This would take away benefits for millions just to pay for tax breaks for the wealthy.
#HandOffSNAP #SaveSNAP

The upside-down & costly federal tax bill is currently being marked up in the House Ways & Means cmte. According to the Joint Cmte on Taxation, more than 40% of benefits would go to top 5%, and the top 1% alone would get 1/5 of all benefits. www.jct.gov/publications...

If federal proposed cuts to Medi-Cal pass, a family in #SanBernardino could have to choose between paying for an inhaler for their kid, or groceries.

Medi-Cal is literally the difference between having food on the table or not for CA's children.

Healthcare must be protected! #FightForOurHealth

Visiting the ER for a broken leg could cost ~$21,328 if someone loses Medi-Cal and becomes uninsured. That’s almost 10 months of rent for a 2bdr apt in LA County. House Republican budget proposal would end #MediCal for millions & drive up the housing crisis. #FightForOurHealth

Hugely important new @urbaninstitute.bsky.social analysis shows that the emerging House bill's combo of

1.) tax cuts tilted to wealthy

2.) cuts to nutrition assistance/health for low-income families

make families making under $30k worse off.

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Check out what this breakdown looks like for your district and the methodology report here: grocers.guerrillaeconomics.net

The proposed $230 billion cuts to SNAP don't just threaten to take food away from families in need--they would also significantly harm workers, businesses, and communities across California.

Research from the National Grocers Association shows CalFresh dollars help fuel the food retailer industry

How would the $230 billion proposed federal cuts to SNAP impact California families? This graphic shows the groceries a family in Bakersfield would lose out on if their benefits were cut by 20%.

CalFresh helps millions of families and children and should be protected!! #SNAP #HandsOffSNAP

Federal budget proposals threaten Medi-Cal expansions for undocumented Californians.

"Cutting benefits for one population isn’t going to backfill these massive tax cuts," says @msaucedo.bsky.social.

⚡️ Read more to understand what's at stake.

The #CABudget could face a cost of OVER $3.1 BILLION to fund #CalFresh benefits under this cost-share proposal‼️ If implemented, this would put tremendous pressure on our budget and likely lead to cuts—taking food away from people in need.

More in our analysis: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/re...

Republican-Proposed CalFresh Cuts Put Millions of Californians at Risk of Hunger Republican-proposed federal cuts to CalFresh threaten food assistance for millions of Californians, including children, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities — putting them at greater risk o...

Harmful federal proposals threaten the food security of millions of Californians.

Read more in the @calbudgetcenter.org's new report, where my colleague @msaucedo.bsky.social and I outline how "pass the buck" proposals could harm CalFresh. #CalFresh #SNAP

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Today is #EqualPayDay, marking how far into 2025 women have to work in addition to 2024 to earn what men did last year. In CA, women are paid only $0.86 to every $1 a white man makes. While state policymakers have taken action to improve pay transparency and reporting, there is more to be done. 🧵

Trickle up economics.

California at Risk: Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Jeopardize Key Services Proposed federal funding cuts by Republican lawmakers threaten vital services, including Medi-Cal, SNAP, education, and local jurisdictions.

NEW: Proposed Federal Funding Cuts Jeopardize Key Services

President Trump and congressional Republicans are pushing for deep federal funding cuts to help offset tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy.

⚡ We break down what's at stake in our latest.
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Graphic showing the size of potential SNAP cuts ($230 billion or more) relative to the cost of the pass-through deduction for millionaires ($350 billion)

The House Budget Committee is set to consider deep cuts to SNAP—$230 billion or more—to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. This would be a more than 20% cut to the program that helps 1 in 8 people afford groceries. All while grocery prices are up & food insecurity is increasing.

SNAP/CalFresh is lifeline that fights hunger, fuels the economy, and keeps families fed!

#SNAPMatters @fracposts.bsky.social

At the current rate of progress, Black women in California won’t see pay equity until 2121.

Black women can't wait another 100 years for equal pay.

⚡ We share more in our latest: calbudgetcenter.org/resources/di...

Taking health care & food away from people who don’t meet red-tape laden work requirements will hurt workers, won’t increase employment, and will push millions into hardship. That’s a terrible price to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy. x.com/meredithllee...

California’s Safety Net Explained Understand how California’s safety net programs support millions of residents facing poverty and inequality, who rely on vital resources.

Reducing poverty and ensuring all Californians have the resources to thrive requires a strong and inclusive #safetynet‼️

In our latest, @nishinair.bsky.social and I share a deep dive into the scope, limitations, and challenges facing California’s safety net:
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How can we boost CalFresh participation among California college students to fight against food insecurity? New
@uclachpr.bsky.social publications provide actionable recommendations for:

🏫 College programs
🏛️ Policymakers
📋 SNAP administrators

Read more: ucla.in/4glxNxU