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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, food assistance, health, income security, and state budgets and taxes.

On the federal budget, CBPP President Sharon Parrott released a statement on the House Republicans’ budget resolution that ignores the urgent need to help families who are losing SNAP and cannot afford groceries.
On food assistance, Katie Bergh and Dottie Rosenbaum emphasized that Congress should delay the SNAP cost shift to mitigate the immediate risk that families with low incomes face and ultimately repeal this policy to protect SNAP’s decades-long commitment to addressing hunger. Joseph Llobrera urged Congress to delay the SNAP cost shift to states as more children continue to be cut off from the food assistance their families need. We updated our SNAP participation tracker with new data estimating that more than 4.5 million people lost SNAP food assistance between the harmful Republican reconciliation law’s enactment in July 2025 and April 2026.
On health, Claire Heyison highlighted that fewer people enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces after congressional Republicans failed to extend premium tax credit enhancements at the end of 2025.
On income security, Victoria Hunter Gibney and Urvi Patel explained how income support for families keeps children safe and out of the welfare system.
On state budgets and taxes, Wesley Tharpe noted that while some states implemented revenue raising strategies in response to massive federal cuts in the 2025 Republican reconciliation law, other states chose to exacerbate new fiscal pressures with tax cuts that benefit the wealthy.

Chart of the Week – 2025 Error Rates Indicate Most States Will Face SNAP Cost Shift Next Year

The Center was active on social media this week. Here are some highlights:

Katie Bergh posted a thread to X and Bluesky on how more than 4.5 million people, including an estimated 1.5 million children, lost access to SNAP benefits following the harmful Republican reconciliation law’s enactment in July 2025.
Anna Bailey posted a thread to X and Bluesky on the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s anti-homeless executive order and its harmful impacts on homelessness policy.

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts this week. Here are some highlights:

Raise the Corporate Tax Rate to Stem AI-Related Economic Inequity
Bloomberg Law
July 24, 2026

Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
New York Times
July 24, 2026

Social Security email sent to retirees included “misleading information,” Democratic senators claim
CBS News
July 23, 2026

Over 4 million people are no longer on SNAP since last July
NPR
July 23, 2026

81,800 Alabamians dropped from SNAP as state faces potential funding crisis
Alabama Political Reporter
July 23, 2026

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ continues to impact millions who rely on SNAP benefits
WCTV
July 22, 2026

1.5 million children lost food aid since last July, analysis says
The Washington Post
July 21, 2026

Faced With Piles of New Paperwork, People Are Losing Food Stamps
New York Times
July 20, 2026

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