Booker: Strom Thurmond’s record always kind of just really irked me. That the longest speech on our great Senate floor was from someone who was trying to stop people like me from being in the Senate. So to surpass that became more important to me.

This is what this year's federal budget fight is about, in a nutshell. 1/3 of our fellow Americans need Medicaid and Medicare. Do a few hundred billionaires or big corporations need five-figure tax breaks? #StoptheCuts #TaxJusticeNJ

"This budget lays out a plan to make college more expensive & take food assistance & health coverage away from families the President campaigned on protecting, while increasing the incomes of households in the top 1%." Full statement from Sharon Parrott: cbpp.org/press/statemen…

At CBPP we've been tracking the impacts of recent administrative actions that are hurting communities most impacted by climate change: cbpp.org/research/feder… Who will be hurt most? Read more below:

President Trump's tariffs mean Americans can expect to see even higher food prices on items ranging from coffee to fruits to cheese. It comes at a time when food banks nationwide are reporting record levels of need and after the USDA halted more than $500 million in deliveries

House Republicans are ignoring SNAP’s proven effectiveness and proposing severe cuts – an act that would have serious consequences for millions of people across the country, worsening hunger and food insecurity.

under the republican reconciliation bill, if the country enters severe recession with a 9.9% unemployment rate and so you lose your job, then you and your 8yo kid lose your food assistance because you’re considered a moocher under their new requirements. profoundly evil stuff.

Scanlon: You don’t schedule a meeting for 1 a.m. unless you’re trying to hide something. This bill is terrible. Republicans have been very reluctant to defend what’s in it. But our Democratic colleagues are very enthusiastic—they brought over 500 amendments. Even if those

“The SNAP-Ed program has demonstrated that its comprehensive approaches are primed to address public health crises along with its ongoing role of helping to eliminate nutrition-related health disparities.” #SaveSNAPEd #SNAPEdMatters

The House just passed cruel cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, ACA & Medicare, costing NJ $3.6B/year, while giving tax breaks to billionaires. Reps Kean, Smith & Van Drew voted YES. Call (202) 224-3121 & speak out. Live in CD 2, 4, or 7? Email them: actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QEVC…

BREAKING: The Congressional Budget Office projects 10.9 million more people will be uninsured in 2034 due to health care changes from Trump's big bill. apnews.com/live/donald-tr…

Casar: Do you think it’s right for kids to not have food to eat at home in order to make sure that a billionaire that doesn’t even know how many more millions they’re going to get could just get a few million more? McMahon: I want to make sure that the president’s plan to make

Reminder: 30% of American jobs do not offer health benefits, and 49% of employed workers can’t afford healthcare without going into debt. They are kicking people off Medicaid and leaving them to die if they get sick.

House Republicans’ budget reconciliation legislation would slash #Medicaid and #SNAP, raise costs and make it harder for seniors and older adults to afford groceries and health care. cbpp.org/research/feder…

Today, one of New Jersey’s respected faith leaders was targeted with hate after delivering a prayer in Congress. That kind of ignorance has no place in our democracy and we stand with Giani Surinder Singh and the entire Sikh community in condemning this behavior.

A look at how the House-approved bill shifts administrative Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food assistance costs to New Jersey counties.

The Senate Republican bill would cut SNAP by $186 billion - 22% by the final year. This would be by far the largest SNAP cut in history and would rip food assistance away from millions of households, including families with kids and veterans.

17 million people losing health coverage and becoming uninsured is not "minutiae."

Feeding America warns that the megabill’s proposed cuts to SNAP are the same as cutting 6-9 billion meals annually. That’s roughly the same number of meals Feeding America’s food bank network provided last year. feedingamerica.org/about-us/press…

Yes!! Thank you to Rep. Jim McGovern for your eloquent and passionate defense of #SNAP and #Medicaid.