Ty Jones Cox
@tyjonescox.bsky.social
Advocate, Mom, Wife, VP of Food Assistance at Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, focused on racial, gender & economic justice & believes everyone should have enough food.
My recent commentary on #SNAP
www.cbpp.org/research/foo... Taking Away Food Assistance Puts the Trump Administration on the Wrong Side of History
www.cbpp.org/research/foo... Taking Away Food Assistance Puts the Trump Administration on the Wrong Side of History
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...
www.cbpp.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My recent commentary on #SNAP
www.cbpp.org/research/foo... Taking Away Food Assistance Puts the Trump Administration on the Wrong Side of History
www.cbpp.org/research/foo... Taking Away Food Assistance Puts the Trump Administration on the Wrong Side of History
Reposted by Ty Jones Cox
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.
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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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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...
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...
November 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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...
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.⤵️
New data: CBPP analyzed USDA’s contingency fund spending plan & found it is only going to release 2/3 of the funding they committed to in court filings, cutting families’ SNAP benefits far more than necessary, violating USDA’s own regulations & shortchanging millions of families.
November 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New data from @CenterOnBudget shows USDA cutting families' SNAP benefits far more than necessary.⤵️
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.
The president says he will defy court orders and illegally withhold SNAP benefits despite there being money in the SNAP contingency fund that the Trump is required to use.
November 4, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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.
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.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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.
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.
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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.
Reposted by Ty Jones Cox
The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
www.cbpp.org
October 27, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Trump Administration’s assertion that it can't use SNAP’s contingency reserves for SNAP benefits is contrary to:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
▪️The plain language of the law
▪️Their own (now deleted) shutdown plan
▪️Guidance from prior Administrations
We have the receipts:
The Administration has the $$ and must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the US who need SNAP to afford their groceries. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
SNAP’s Contingency Reserve Is Available for Regular SNAP Benefits, as USDA and OMB Have Ruled in Past
The Administration must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the U.S. who need SNAP to afford their grocery bill.
www.cbpp.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Administration has the $$ and must use all available options to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 people in the US who need SNAP to afford their groceries. www.cbpp.org/research/foo...
Reposted by Ty Jones Cox
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/...
Read alllllll about it here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
October 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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/...
Read alllllll about it here:
www.hamiltonproject.org/publication/...
Last Friday, USDA issued new info about how some of the Republican megabill’s deepest #SNAP cuts will take effect. This guidance goes beyond what's required by law, setting states up to fail with implementation & increasing the risk eligible people lose SNAP unnecessarily.🧵
October 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Last Friday, USDA issued new info about how some of the Republican megabill’s deepest #SNAP cuts will take effect. This guidance goes beyond what's required by law, setting states up to fail with implementation & increasing the risk eligible people lose SNAP unnecessarily.🧵
Reposted by Ty Jones Cox
Not only is this funding a fraction of the Medicaid cuts it's supposed to make up for, there's preferable scoring for states that align with the Trump Administration's ideology - like restricting the foods SNAP can be used for, despite a lack of evidence those restrictions improve diets or health.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. stated that the $50B Rural Health Transformation Fund is the biggest infusion of federal dollars into rural health.
That is untrue - Medicaid has been, to the tune of roughly $180B per year. Read why the RHTF won't help (with @aorris.bsky.social): www.cbpp.org/blog/rural-h...
That is untrue - Medicaid has been, to the tune of roughly $180B per year. Read why the RHTF won't help (with @aorris.bsky.social): www.cbpp.org/blog/rural-h...
Rural Health Fund Will Do Little to Offset Harm to Rural Providers in Republican Megabill | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Medicaid provides health care for millions of people in rural areas and is vital to keeping rural hospitals financially stable. The recently enacted Republican megabill, which will cut $1.1 trillion.....
www.cbpp.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Not only is this funding a fraction of the Medicaid cuts it's supposed to make up for, there's preferable scoring for states that align with the Trump Administration's ideology - like restricting the foods SNAP can be used for, despite a lack of evidence those restrictions improve diets or health.
📈Grocery prices are up.
✂️SNAP faces the largest cuts in history.
🚫And now USDA canceled the annual measure of food insecurity.
Don't hide the damage of bad policy decisions. #CancelHungerNotData
✂️SNAP faces the largest cuts in history.
🚫And now USDA canceled the annual measure of food insecurity.
Don't hide the damage of bad policy decisions. #CancelHungerNotData
September 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
📈Grocery prices are up.
✂️SNAP faces the largest cuts in history.
🚫And now USDA canceled the annual measure of food insecurity.
Don't hide the damage of bad policy decisions. #CancelHungerNotData
✂️SNAP faces the largest cuts in history.
🚫And now USDA canceled the annual measure of food insecurity.
Don't hide the damage of bad policy decisions. #CancelHungerNotData
Reposted by Ty Jones Cox
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.
In contrast, food insecurity increased during the Great Recession amid a less robust policy response.
Policy matters.
"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...
It was a massive policy accomplishment to have food security stay flat during COVID.
www.fns.usda.gov/newsroom/usd...
www.fns.usda.gov
September 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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.
In contrast, food insecurity increased during the Great Recession amid a less robust policy response.
Policy matters.
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This is false; I fear that whoever wrote this statement doesn’t know what these adjectives mean.
September 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This is false; I fear that whoever wrote this statement doesn’t know what these adjectives mean.
Unfortunately it's just getting started. ⤵️
Some #SNAP participants will begin to see their food assistance reduced or eliminated due to the Republican megabill, based on a memo from USDA on Friday outlining how states must begin implementing one of the new law’s SNAP cuts. fns.usda.gov/snap/admin/e...
fns.usda.gov
September 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Unfortunately it's just getting started. ⤵️
Reposted by Ty Jones Cox
States are increasingly calling for special sessions this year, and it’s not just routine business. From addressing the impact of federal policy, to state tax debates, to shoring up disaster aid and political power plays, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of legislative overtime.🧵
July 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
States are increasingly calling for special sessions this year, and it’s not just routine business. From addressing the impact of federal policy, to state tax debates, to shoring up disaster aid and political power plays, 2025 is shaping up to be a year of legislative overtime.🧵
CBO's new estimate confirms: the Republican reconciliation law includes the largest #SNAP cut in history ($187B or ~20%). It will take food assistance away from more than 2M low-income ppl & cut food benefits for tens of millions more. Some states could even end SNAP entirely.
July 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
CBO's new estimate confirms: the Republican reconciliation law includes the largest #SNAP cut in history ($187B or ~20%). It will take food assistance away from more than 2M low-income ppl & cut food benefits for tens of millions more. Some states could even end SNAP entirely.
No matter the spin - research has shown over and over again that work requirements do not increase employment. They do not increase earnings. They just cut people off from the support they need to meet their basic needs. www.cbpp.org/blog/most-wo...
Most Working-Age SNAP Participants Work But Job Instability Overstates Joblessness in Some Analyses | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps more than 40 million people put food on the table each month. SNAP has existing, harmful work-reporting requirements, but recent proposals...
www.cbpp.org
July 16, 2025 at 8:35 PM
No matter the spin - research has shown over and over again that work requirements do not increase employment. They do not increase earnings. They just cut people off from the support they need to meet their basic needs. www.cbpp.org/blog/most-wo...
Yesterday, Senate appropriators approved their bill to set 2026 #WIC funding. In stark contrast to the House bill, the Senate version maintains the nearly 30-year commitment to providing enough funding to serve all eligible applicants with the full science-based food benefit.
July 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Yesterday, Senate appropriators approved their bill to set 2026 #WIC funding. In stark contrast to the House bill, the Senate version maintains the nearly 30-year commitment to providing enough funding to serve all eligible applicants with the full science-based food benefit.
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The bill House Republicans passed last week would be the deepest cut to #SNAP in history. Our new paper explains the 4 ways this bill would take food assistance away from low-income people, including families with kids, seniors, and people with disabilities. Link below ⤵️
May 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The bill House Republicans passed last week would be the deepest cut to #SNAP in history. Our new paper explains the 4 ways this bill would take food assistance away from low-income people, including families with kids, seniors, and people with disabilities. Link below ⤵️
Reposted by Ty Jones Cox
There is confusion about whether the Parliamentarian has indicated that a slightly revised version of the #SNAP cost-shift to states in the Senate Republican bill complies with the Byrd rule. But what’s clear is: the provision’s harmful impact is unchanged.
June 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
There is confusion about whether the Parliamentarian has indicated that a slightly revised version of the #SNAP cost-shift to states in the Senate Republican bill complies with the Byrd rule. But what’s clear is: the provision’s harmful impact is unchanged.
The Parliamentarian ruled 2 of the most harmful #SNAP cuts in the Senate Republican bill violate the Byrd rule, including an unprecedented cost-shift to states that could end SNAP entirely in parts of the U.S. www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep...
Chairman Boozman Statement on Ag Committee’s Reconciliation Provisions | The United States Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) issued the following statement on the budget...
www.agriculture.senate.gov
June 21, 2025 at 8:44 PM
The Parliamentarian ruled 2 of the most harmful #SNAP cuts in the Senate Republican bill violate the Byrd rule, including an unprecedented cost-shift to states that could end SNAP entirely in parts of the U.S. www.agriculture.senate.gov/newsroom/rep...
85 cents a day may not sound like a lot for a parent to purchase fruits & veggies for their toddler. Yet the House Ag Approps Chair called this amount “hugely inflated” & wants to eventually cut the already modest $26 monthly #WIC benefit to $10/month. appropriations.house.gov/schedule/mar...
Full Committee Markup of Fiscal Year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill
appropriations.house.gov
June 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
85 cents a day may not sound like a lot for a parent to purchase fruits & veggies for their toddler. Yet the House Ag Approps Chair called this amount “hugely inflated” & wants to eventually cut the already modest $26 monthly #WIC benefit to $10/month. appropriations.house.gov/schedule/mar...