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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 3h

Wow

Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 3h

Three senior Republican appropriators agree it doesn't make any sense for Democrats to agree to a government funding deal unless Trump actually adheres to the deal.

The Democratic alternative CR has language that would begin to address this, but Trump and Vought are completely opposed.

"If you're a Democrat - even just like a mainstream Democrat - your predisposition might be to help negotiate with Republicans on a funding mechanism," said Rep. Steve Womack, a senior GOP appropriator. "Why would you do that if you know that whatever you negotiate is going to be subject to the knife pulled out by Russ Vought?"

"I don't think the Democrats want to shut down either," Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho), a senior appropriator, told Bloomberg Government. "Their concern right now, and it's a legitimate concern, is that, how can we agree to any deal when our OMB director will just impound the funds and say we're not going to spend them there?"

Julie Tsirkin @news_jul •1h
MURKOWSKI blames Russ Vought for making it harder to negotiate shutdown end:
"The appropriations process is being run over, and that, to me, is absolutely unacceptable."
She understands why Democrats don't trust them given Vought's rescissions and layoffs.
"Why would you?"

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 9h

econofact.org/what-would-w...

What Would We Lose if We Stop Tracking Food Insecurity? | Econofact

Food insecurity captures a different dimension of economic well-being that is not fully reflected in measures of poverty, unemployment or other related statistics.

econofact.org

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 12h

The only other full food security battery....

Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 12h

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition NHANES is laid off www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Parke Wilde @parkewilde.bsky.social · 1d

Great explanation by @laurenhlb.bsky.social and Diane Schanzenbach about how SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill will impair the nation's largest anti-hunger program's responsiveness to recessions.

Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 6d

We are deeply concerned about where the economy is headed and about OBBBA SNAP policy. And we come with RECEIPTS.

Read alllllll about it here:

www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

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Children's HealthWatch @childrenshw.bsky.social · 5d

A new op-ed in @cogwbur.bsky.social, co-authored by our executive director @stephanieedc.bsky.social and @busph.bsky.social professor Paul Shafer, tackles the USDA decision to stop measuring food insecurity in the wake of SNAP cuts.

First, the Trump administration cut SNAP benefits. Now it wants to stop measuring food insecurity

On the heels of $186 billion in cuts to SNAP, the Trump Administrations announced plans to cancel a long-running annual report on food security. But stopping the count doesn’t stop the suffering, writ...

www.wbur.org

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 6d

We are deeply concerned about where the economy is headed and about OBBBA SNAP policy. And we come with RECEIPTS.

Read alllllll about it here:

www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 11d

Outrageous

Ken Schwencke @schwanksta.com · 11d

In the spring, Trump cut $500 million from aid to food banks.

But they had already ordered 94 million pounds of food from the program — all abruptly canceled.

People at food banks noticed. The cuts meant less meat and lighter pickups.

We visualized it:

projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12d

NEW—US Department of Education sent out standard Out of Office language to employees on Wednesday in light of shutdown. Later yesterday, workers tell me they found someone had updated their auto-responses without consent to a new one blaming Democrats.

Version of original on left, updated on right:

Thank you for your email. There is a temporary shutdown of the U.S. government due to a lapse in appropriations. I will respond to your message as soon as possible after the temporary shutdown ends. Please visit ED.gov for the latest information on the
Department's operational status.
Thank you.

Thank you for contacting me. On September 19, 2025, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5371, a clean continuing resolution. Unfortunately, Democrat Senators are blocking passage of H.R. 5371 in the Senate which has led to a lapse in appropriations. Due to the lapse in appropriations I am currently in furlough status. I will respond to emails once government functions resume.

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 19d

The Hamilton Project continues to track federal outlays on the daily …

www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...

Tracking federal expenditures in real time - The Hamilton Project

Track federal expenditures and filter by department, program, and more. Data are updated daily.

www.hamiltonproject.org

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 19d

Incredible honest reporting and insights on DOGE.

Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 19d

so grateful to all the federal workers who spoke to us for story: www.wired.com/story/oral-h...

The Story of DOGE, as Told by Federal Workers

WIRED spoke with more than 200 federal workers in dozens of agencies to learn what happened as the Department of Government Efficiency tore through their offices.

www.wired.com

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Leran @leran.bsky.social · 21d

I loathe that we need GoFundMe campaigns for this type of thing, but Randy is a real one. Kind, dedicated, smart, funny, and deeply a good person. If you have a few dollars or well wishes please send them his way

Randy Rosso @fooddatanerd.com · 21d

There’s a link at the end to a GoFundMe set up by my wonderful friend Lindsay Saunders:

www.gofundme.com/f/randy-his-...

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Katie Bergh @katiebergh.bsky.social · 21d

Overall rates of food insecurity held steady in 2020 & 2021 despite the pandemic. Food insecurity among households with kids actually reached a two-decade low in 2021.

In contrast, food insecurity increased during the Great Recession amid a less robust policy response.

Policy matters.

Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 22d

"Trends in the prevalence of food insecurity have remained virtually unchanged, regardless of an over 87% increase in SNAP spending between 2019 - 2023."

It was a massive policy accomplishment to have food security stay flat during COVID.

www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...

www.fns.usda.gov

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 21d

Shana tova. This is outrageous.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 21d

WSJ - Federal economists and researchers responsible for measuring hunger in America are placed on indefinite paid leave. www.wsj.com/politics/policy/u...

Exclusive | USDA Puts Food Researchers on Leave

The move comes days after the Trump administration abruptly canceled an annual Agriculture Department report that measures hunger in America.

www.wsj.com

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 22d

"The data is rife with inaccuracies slanted to create a narrative that is not representative of what is actually happening in the countryside as we are currently experiencing lower poverty rates, increasing wages, and job growth under the Trump Administration"

What?

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 22d

apnews.com/article/trum...

"The questions used to collect the data are entirely subjective and do not present an accurate picture of actual food security."

Huh?

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 22d

"Trends in the prevalence of food insecurity have remained virtually unchanged, regardless of an over 87% increase in SNAP spending between 2019 - 2023."

It was a massive policy accomplishment to have food security stay flat during COVID.

www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...

www.fns.usda.gov

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Lauren Bauer @laurenhlb.bsky.social · 22d

ICYMI, this weekend USDA announced that it would not field the Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey - the source of information about the state of food insecurity and hunger in America - this December.

The press release is full of falsehoods:

www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...