Articles by Rebekah Alvey

Last-minute changes to the Senate’s reconciliation bill would give states with the highest SNAP error rates two additional years before they have to pitch in on the program’s cost. But even scaled back from the House version, and with the new timeline, anti-hunger groups warn the policy shift will be disastrous for states and SNAP participants. 

Republicans forced their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill through the Senate  after a dramatic, marathon vote-a-rama before Vice President JD Vance could cast the deciding tie-breaking vote shortly after noon Tuesday on the massive budget reconciliation measure.

Senate Republicans have teed up a vote-a-rama today on possible amendments to their sweeping budget reconciliation bill.

Most states are going to get hit with a bill for SNAP benefits unless they can get their error rates down quickly. Under a provision in the Senate’s massive budget reconciliation bill only eight states would be exempt from sharing some SNAP benefit costs, based on the FY24 error rates.

The national error rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fell slightly from 2023, but remained higher than pre-pandemic levels. 

Senate Republicans are still working through a few major issues as they try to pass their reconciliation bill in time to make President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline. 

Senate Republicans are continuing their push to get the budget reconciliation bill on the floor by the weekend. But on Wednesday GOP senators were continuing to struggle over how to help rural hospitals deal with the bill’s Medicaid funding cuts.

President Donald Trump is pushing congressional Republicans to delay their July 4 vacations if that’s what it takes to get the One Big Beautiful Bill to his desk. But first, Senate Republicans must pass their own version of the budget reconciliation measure.

Senate Finance Republicans are weighing the creation of a rural hospital fund to offset some of the concerns within the party about how the Medicaid changes would impact those communities. However, as of Tuesday afternoon, those details remained unclear. 

The Senate Finance treatment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel under the 45Z tax credit for clean fuel producers could be detrimental for the domestic market, industry sources say.