Blog Madeline Seaman 10/31/24 Madeline Seaman 10/31/24 Problems Processing Disaster-SNAP in Disaster Zones? We Warned This Would Happen Read More Madeline Seaman 10/29/24 Madeline Seaman 10/29/24 The Only No-Cost Solution to SNAP Application Backlogs Would Help Hurricane-Ravaged Disaster Zones Read More Madeline Seaman 10/17/24 Madeline Seaman 10/17/24 The Farm Bill IS Disaster Relief — and Congress Let It Expire Read More Madeline Seaman 9/26/24 Madeline Seaman 9/26/24 CAMI Calls for Oversight on Unacceptably Slow SNAP Following Hearing on “Severe Food Distribution Shortages” Read More Madeline Seaman 9/18/24 Madeline Seaman 9/18/24 USDA Chief Admits “Mistakes” With Food Shortages; Will USDA Commit to Speeding Up SNAP? Read More Katherine Swetman 9/10/24 Katherine Swetman 9/10/24 Bipartisan Child Support Enforcement Bill Would Save $777 Million Read More Katherine Swetman 9/3/24 Katherine Swetman 9/3/24 Bipartisan APHSA Issues Rare, Unanimous Statement of Support for Staff Flexibility as a priority in the Farm Bill Read More Katherine Swetman 8/1/24 Katherine Swetman 8/1/24 The Farm Bill is stalled, as America is shamefully failing to speed up SNAP Read More Katherine Swetman 11/18/21 Katherine Swetman 11/18/21 The Medicaid Cliff Could be Steep for Millions. It Doesn’t Need to Be. Read More Katherine Swetman 8/3/21 Katherine Swetman 8/3/21 ICYMI: The Atlantic highlights bureaucratic hurdles preventing Americans from accessing safety net programs Read More Katherine Swetman 7/28/21 Katherine Swetman 7/28/21 ICYMI: 50 state workforce agencies call for Congress to Prevent Disruption of UI programs Read More Katherine Swetman 6/29/21 Katherine Swetman 6/29/21 50 state workforce agencies support extending staff flexibility for UI Read More Katherine Swetman 6/18/21 Katherine Swetman 6/18/21 The Unemployment Insurance system is not working. Here’s how we fix it. Read More Katherine Swetman 2/12/21 Katherine Swetman 2/12/21 Congress must extend state authority to use contractors to administer unemployment benefits Read More Katherine Swetman 2/4/21 Katherine Swetman 2/4/21 Morning Consult: SNAP Deployment Is a Priority for the Biden Administration, but USDA Needs Reforms for It to Work Read More Katherine Swetman 1/11/21 Katherine Swetman 1/11/21 Food Banks Feeling the Strain of COVID-19 Pandemic as Food Insecurity Rises Read More Katherine Swetman 12/23/20 Katherine Swetman 12/23/20 Vaccine Distribution Supply Chain Demonstrates Continued Need for Government Innovation Read More Katherine Swetman 12/15/20 Katherine Swetman 12/15/20 Food Banks and CAMI Agree that States Need Flexibility for SNAP Administration As SNAP Caseloads are Already Rising Rapidly Read More Katherine Swetman 10/2/20 Katherine Swetman 10/2/20 AEI: A conversation with Russell Sykes, former New York State Deputy Commissioner, on SNAP administrative challenges Read More Katherine Swetman 8/27/20 Katherine Swetman 8/27/20 COVID-19 and the Urgent Need to Modernize America’s Benefit Programs Read More Older Posts
Madeline Seaman 10/31/24 Madeline Seaman 10/31/24 Problems Processing Disaster-SNAP in Disaster Zones? We Warned This Would Happen Read More
Madeline Seaman 10/29/24 Madeline Seaman 10/29/24 The Only No-Cost Solution to SNAP Application Backlogs Would Help Hurricane-Ravaged Disaster Zones Read More
Madeline Seaman 10/17/24 Madeline Seaman 10/17/24 The Farm Bill IS Disaster Relief — and Congress Let It Expire Read More
Madeline Seaman 9/26/24 Madeline Seaman 9/26/24 CAMI Calls for Oversight on Unacceptably Slow SNAP Following Hearing on “Severe Food Distribution Shortages” Read More
Madeline Seaman 9/18/24 Madeline Seaman 9/18/24 USDA Chief Admits “Mistakes” With Food Shortages; Will USDA Commit to Speeding Up SNAP? Read More
Katherine Swetman 9/10/24 Katherine Swetman 9/10/24 Bipartisan Child Support Enforcement Bill Would Save $777 Million Read More
Katherine Swetman 9/3/24 Katherine Swetman 9/3/24 Bipartisan APHSA Issues Rare, Unanimous Statement of Support for Staff Flexibility as a priority in the Farm Bill Read More
Katherine Swetman 8/1/24 Katherine Swetman 8/1/24 The Farm Bill is stalled, as America is shamefully failing to speed up SNAP Read More
Katherine Swetman 11/18/21 Katherine Swetman 11/18/21 The Medicaid Cliff Could be Steep for Millions. It Doesn’t Need to Be. Read More
Katherine Swetman 8/3/21 Katherine Swetman 8/3/21 ICYMI: The Atlantic highlights bureaucratic hurdles preventing Americans from accessing safety net programs Read More
Katherine Swetman 7/28/21 Katherine Swetman 7/28/21 ICYMI: 50 state workforce agencies call for Congress to Prevent Disruption of UI programs Read More
Katherine Swetman 6/29/21 Katherine Swetman 6/29/21 50 state workforce agencies support extending staff flexibility for UI Read More
Katherine Swetman 6/18/21 Katherine Swetman 6/18/21 The Unemployment Insurance system is not working. Here’s how we fix it. Read More
Katherine Swetman 2/12/21 Katherine Swetman 2/12/21 Congress must extend state authority to use contractors to administer unemployment benefits Read More
Katherine Swetman 2/4/21 Katherine Swetman 2/4/21 Morning Consult: SNAP Deployment Is a Priority for the Biden Administration, but USDA Needs Reforms for It to Work Read More
Katherine Swetman 1/11/21 Katherine Swetman 1/11/21 Food Banks Feeling the Strain of COVID-19 Pandemic as Food Insecurity Rises Read More
Katherine Swetman 12/23/20 Katherine Swetman 12/23/20 Vaccine Distribution Supply Chain Demonstrates Continued Need for Government Innovation Read More
Katherine Swetman 12/15/20 Katherine Swetman 12/15/20 Food Banks and CAMI Agree that States Need Flexibility for SNAP Administration As SNAP Caseloads are Already Rising Rapidly Read More
Katherine Swetman 10/2/20 Katherine Swetman 10/2/20 AEI: A conversation with Russell Sykes, former New York State Deputy Commissioner, on SNAP administrative challenges Read More
Katherine Swetman 8/27/20 Katherine Swetman 8/27/20 COVID-19 and the Urgent Need to Modernize America’s Benefit Programs Read More
