Warren: food crisis from two shocks

Senator Elizabeth Warren says Americans face a food insecurity crisis from rising inflation and food-stamp cuts creating a one-two punch for millions of households.

“one-two punch”

Five point two million lost benefits

Warren asked the USDA to reverse food-stamp policies that resulted in five point two million people losing SNAP benefits since July twenty twenty-five.

New law expanded work requirements

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Trump in twenty twenty-five, expanded SNAP work requirements and shifted more program costs onto states, creating new enrollment hurdles.

Food insecurity doubled since twenty twenty

A Federal Reserve Bank of New York analysis found ten percent of U.S. families reported not having enough food in twenty twenty-five, more than double the four percent share in twenty twenty.

Warren calculates cost of the crisis

Warren developed a food misery index combining seventeen point two billion dollars in rising grocery prices with five point one billion dollars in lost household SNAP benefits.

“food misery index”