Ty Jones Cox

🎯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.

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...

"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...

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...

My full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

Moving forward, Congress must prioritize the urgent need to address the harm already unfolding across the country from these devastating SNAP cuts, starting with the looming unfunded mandate that threatens to take away food assistance from millions of low-income families.

A farm bill doesn't support our nation’s food security if it ignores the needs of the millions of low-income people who can't consistently afford food. It doesn't deliver for rural communities if it leaves behind the 1 in 7 rural households who use SNAP to buy groceries.

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.

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."

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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👇

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.

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.

Proposed Farm Bill Ignores Unfolding Food Assistance Crisis No one should go hungry in a nation with as many resources as ours, and the farm bill presents a critical opportunity for Congress to reduce food insecurity by restoring and strengthening SNAP, our na...

With even deeper cuts on the horizon from HR 1, the top priority for any farm bill should be to restore & strengthen #SNAP. Today’s farm bill proposal fails to address this urgent need. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

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.

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 🧵👇

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 ...

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...

📢@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."

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

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.

🎯 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.

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...

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...

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. 🧵

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:

Taking Away Food Assistance Puts the Trump Administration on the Wrong Side of History The Trump Administration became so determined to deny people their SNAP benefits that it fought all the way to the Supreme Court, even though the funds were available and it had the legal authority to...

My recent commentary on #SNAP

www.cbpp.org/research/foo... Taking Away Food Assistance Puts the Trump Administration on the Wrong Side of History

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.

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...

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

Families are already making tough decisions on how to make do with less resources to purchase food, skipping meals and choosing which bills not to pay; this Administration must stop making excuses and dragging their heels and do what is legally required and right.