Liza Lieberman
@lizarose331.bsky.social
VP of Public Affairs @mazonusa.bsky.social. Personal account. MN-bred, DC-based. Decent at crosswords. Amazing at crosswords.
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"Instead of honoring our legal and moral commitments, the administration is sowing fear and uncertainty and undermining the credibility of its own institutions,” AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson responds to Trump Administration refugee re-screenings.
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AILA: Refugee Re-Screenings Sow Fear, Not Security
Ben Johnson, Executive Director of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), responded to news that the Trump Administration will reopen vetting for refugees who entered between January 20,...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Instead of honoring our legal and moral commitments, the administration is sowing fear and uncertainty and undermining the credibility of its own institutions,” AILA Executive Director Ben Johnson responds to Trump Administration refugee re-screenings.
https://bit.ly/4oduBIF
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After enacting the deepest #SNAP cuts in history & needlessly disrupting benefits during the shutdown, the Trump Administration is quietly advancing draft regulations to take SNAP away from millions more people – primarily working families with kids, seniors & disabled people.
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
After enacting the deepest #SNAP cuts in history & needlessly disrupting benefits during the shutdown, the Trump Administration is quietly advancing draft regulations to take SNAP away from millions more people – primarily working families with kids, seniors & disabled people.
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“One way to think about the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it could end SNAP in some states, and it certainly ends SNAP as a national entitlement that is there for people in good economic times and bad.” @laurenhlb.bsky.social spoke to @Slate.com’s @shirinali.bsky.social about the OBBBA’s SNAP cuts:
Republicans Are Ripping a New Giant Hole in the Social Safety Net
After punishing hungry people during the government shutdown, the GOP has a new plan to make life harder for the most vulnerable.
slate.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“One way to think about the One Big Beautiful Bill is that it could end SNAP in some states, and it certainly ends SNAP as a national entitlement that is there for people in good economic times and bad.” @laurenhlb.bsky.social spoke to @Slate.com’s @shirinali.bsky.social about the OBBBA’s SNAP cuts:
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Aside from the fact that SNAP participants already have to periodically recertify for benefits — usually every 6 or 12 months — SNAP rules also prohibit states from arbitrarily shortening a household's certification period to force them to reapply early.
The Trump admin to require millions of low-income people to reapply for food stamps as part of an effort to crack down on “fraud," Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said.
Trump administration will require SNAP participants to reapply for benefits
The move is part of USDA chief Brooke Rollins’ effort to overhaul the nation’s largest anti-hunger program and get rid of “fraud.”
www.politico.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Aside from the fact that SNAP participants already have to periodically recertify for benefits — usually every 6 or 12 months — SNAP rules also prohibit states from arbitrarily shortening a household's certification period to force them to reapply early.
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The U.S. government shutdown raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance. Here's what to know about SNAP, America's main food aid program.
What to Know About SNAP, America’s Main Food Aid Program
The shutdown brought the scale of the federal food aid program into focus and raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance.
nyti.ms
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The U.S. government shutdown raised questions about how such a rich country could have so many people on nutrition assistance. Here's what to know about SNAP, America's main food aid program.
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Withholding SNAP benefits is unlawful and immoral, and with the stories starting to come about what families are going through for no reason, heartbreaking
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Balance zero: SNAP recipients go without food after benefits don't arrive
November payments have been significantly delayed, forcing families to go hungry. A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to distribute benefits in full by Friday.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Withholding SNAP benefits is unlawful and immoral, and with the stories starting to come about what families are going through for no reason, heartbreaking
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Reposted by Liza Lieberman
SNAP has existed for 60 years. Benefits have gone out every single month over those six decades, including during government shutdowns. Until now.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
SNAP has existed for 60 years. Benefits have gone out every single month over those six decades, including during government shutdowns. Until now.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
Make no mistake: The money is available to fund SNAP during this shutdown. Trump is making a choice to withhold it.
Don’t forget this.
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It’s validating and truly powerful to see the order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund and issue SNAP benefits by tomorrow.
Now, we must keep the pressure up to make sure the Trump administration drops this unconscionable appeal and immediately releases SNAP contingency funds.
Now, we must keep the pressure up to make sure the Trump administration drops this unconscionable appeal and immediately releases SNAP contingency funds.
Leading Anti-Hunger Advocate Responds to SNAP Ruling: ‘Enough Is Enough’
mazon.org
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It’s validating and truly powerful to see the order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund and issue SNAP benefits by tomorrow.
Now, we must keep the pressure up to make sure the Trump administration drops this unconscionable appeal and immediately releases SNAP contingency funds.
Now, we must keep the pressure up to make sure the Trump administration drops this unconscionable appeal and immediately releases SNAP contingency funds.
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This scramble is the result of the Administration’s failure to follow the law, do basic planning & use all available options. Millions of children, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, parents, and workers in communities across the country are paying the price.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This scramble is the result of the Administration’s failure to follow the law, do basic planning & use all available options. Millions of children, seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, parents, and workers in communities across the country are paying the price.
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The Administration should provide full funding and tell states to disburse full benefits. Barring a change of Admin plans or a new court order today, however, states need to take on this challenge and act swiftly to get families partial benefits quickly.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The Administration should provide full funding and tell states to disburse full benefits. Barring a change of Admin plans or a new court order today, however, states need to take on this challenge and act swiftly to get families partial benefits quickly.
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Providing full benefits would ensure that low-income families receive the full amount they need to afford groceries. Because it’s far more straightforward for states to issue full benefits, it would also mean that these families would get their benefits faster.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Providing full benefits would ensure that low-income families receive the full amount they need to afford groceries. Because it’s far more straightforward for states to issue full benefits, it would also mean that these families would get their benefits faster.
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They could have and should have done this weeks ago. Speedy execution is essential given that every minute of further delay means millions of families are not getting the help they need to afford enough to eat.
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
They could have and should have done this weeks ago. Speedy execution is essential given that every minute of further delay means millions of families are not getting the help they need to afford enough to eat.
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The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps as the federal shutdown approaches its sixth week. The roughly one in eight families that receive SNAP may still be at risk of imminent hunger and financial hardship.
Trump Administration to Send Only Partial Food Stamp Payments This Month
The government said it would send the aid after a court ruled last week that it must preserve the program known as SNAP during the shutdown.
nyti.ms
November 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The Trump administration will send partial payments this month to the roughly 42 million Americans who receive food stamps as the federal shutdown approaches its sixth week. The roughly one in eight families that receive SNAP may still be at risk of imminent hunger and financial hardship.
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After two straightforward and consistent federal court orders, the next steps for the Trump administration are abundantly clear.
Not partial payments. Not late payments. Not in a day, or a week, or a month. Fully funded, immediately.
Read our full statement: mazon.org/news/mazon_s...
Not partial payments. Not late payments. Not in a day, or a week, or a month. Fully funded, immediately.
Read our full statement: mazon.org/news/mazon_s...
Following Court Rulings, Leading Anti-Hunger Advocate Demands Immediate and Full Funds for SNAP
Following a pair of federal court orders requiring the Trump administration and its U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to immediately release funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
mazon.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
After two straightforward and consistent federal court orders, the next steps for the Trump administration are abundantly clear.
Not partial payments. Not late payments. Not in a day, or a week, or a month. Fully funded, immediately.
Read our full statement: mazon.org/news/mazon_s...
Not partial payments. Not late payments. Not in a day, or a week, or a month. Fully funded, immediately.
Read our full statement: mazon.org/news/mazon_s...
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JUST IN: Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
SNAP benefits will restart, but it will be half the normal payment
Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
JUST IN: Courts ordered SNAP payments to restart, and the Trump administration said Monday the food benefits would be half the normal payment. About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person on SNAP.
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I will venmo any reporter $400 to ask trump "what does SNAP stand for"
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I will venmo any reporter $400 to ask trump "what does SNAP stand for"
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Mike Johnson lies shamelessly: "The president is desperate for SNAP benefits to flow to the American citizens who desperately rely on it ... the SNAP situation has legal impediments."
November 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Mike Johnson lies shamelessly: "The president is desperate for SNAP benefits to flow to the American citizens who desperately rely on it ... the SNAP situation has legal impediments."
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The best way to follow whether the money is going out is with @hamiltonproject.org's federal outlay tracker, as it has a SNAP line item.
The best way to follow whether the money is going out is with @hamiltonproject.org's federal outlay tracker, as it has a SNAP line item.
November 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
The best way to follow whether the money is going out is with @hamiltonproject.org's federal outlay tracker, as it has a SNAP line item.
The best way to follow whether the money is going out is with @hamiltonproject.org's federal outlay tracker, as it has a SNAP line item.
Reposted by Liza Lieberman
Hello. What is happening with SNAP is impoundment irrespective of the shutdown. The Administration has both the funds and the authority to provide 100% of SNAP benefits. According to the order from the RI case, they must either pay full benefits tomorrow or partial on Tuesday. 1/2
November 2, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hello. What is happening with SNAP is impoundment irrespective of the shutdown. The Administration has both the funds and the authority to provide 100% of SNAP benefits. According to the order from the RI case, they must either pay full benefits tomorrow or partial on Tuesday. 1/2
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Today, for the first time ever, the government is breaking that promise and the law.
Go to a grocery store and talk to the participants who want to buy food for their families with a card where benefits haven’t been reloaded.
That is the story.
Go to a grocery store and talk to the participants who want to buy food for their families with a card where benefits haven’t been reloaded.
That is the story.
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Today, for the first time ever, the government is breaking that promise and the law.
Go to a grocery store and talk to the participants who want to buy food for their families with a card where benefits haven’t been reloaded.
That is the story.
Go to a grocery store and talk to the participants who want to buy food for their families with a card where benefits haven’t been reloaded.
That is the story.
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@allafarce.bsky.social via LinkedIn re: Propel’s internals.
This is illegal.
@allafarce.bsky.social via LinkedIn re: Propel’s internals.
This is illegal.
In our real-time data we are seeing nearly 2 million SNAP households *not* receive their usual food benefits due to the shutdown. Yesterday's court ruling gives hope that money will come at some… ...
In our real-time data we are seeing nearly 2 million SNAP households *not* receive their usual food benefits due to the shutdown. Yesterday's court ruling gives hope that money will come at some point...
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November 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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@allafarce.bsky.social via LinkedIn re: Propel’s internals.
This is illegal.
@allafarce.bsky.social via LinkedIn re: Propel’s internals.
This is illegal.
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It should not take a court order for a president to care for his people.
Ranking Member Craig: "As we’ve said from the start, the Trump administration was acting illegally. They have congressionally appropriated dollars to issue SNAP benefits in November and made the cruel decision to let Americans go hungry instead.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It should not take a court order for a president to care for his people.
This week was a lot: Fear & rage that the Trump Admin would rather play politics than release SNAP funds. Gratitude & pride for amazing colleagues, partners, & advocates who came together for the #SNAPDayOfAction. Relief that lawyers & judges stepped in to demand that USDA release funds for SNAP.
Our very own Liza Lieberman joined the Grounded Podcast with former U.S. Senator Jon Tester and veteran journalist Maritsa Georgiou.
Also on the episode is Josh Protas with Meals on Wheels America and formerly with MAZON.
Watch the full interview: groundedpodcast.substack.com/p/snap-decis...
Also on the episode is Josh Protas with Meals on Wheels America and formerly with MAZON.
Watch the full interview: groundedpodcast.substack.com/p/snap-decis...
November 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
This week was a lot: Fear & rage that the Trump Admin would rather play politics than release SNAP funds. Gratitude & pride for amazing colleagues, partners, & advocates who came together for the #SNAPDayOfAction. Relief that lawyers & judges stepped in to demand that USDA release funds for SNAP.
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My latest on the striking illegality of the Administration's freeze of SNAP benefits to 42 million vulnerable people. Their defense was a collection of bad policy arguments: they can't dispute the law's mandate, which they recognized as recently as last week.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
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Opinion | The White House is holding SNAP funding hostage. That's cruel – and illegal.
Nobody has ever questioned that contingency funds could pay for SNAP benefits in government shutdowns.
www.msnbc.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My latest on the striking illegality of the Administration's freeze of SNAP benefits to 42 million vulnerable people. Their defense was a collection of bad policy arguments: they can't dispute the law's mandate, which they recognized as recently as last week.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...