¶ Overview
- A central policy listed on Herrera’s platform was “Standing With President Trump.” Herrera, who supported Trump since 2016, would be another vote to move Trump’s price-hiking agenda forward. Trump and Johnson were behind the single largest cut to SNAP in history. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” they pushed through Congress included $186 billion in cuts to food assistance. More than 31,000 Texans in the 23rd congressional district relied on SNAP to afford groceries.
¶ Herrera Stood With Trump And Johnson Who Spearheaded Significant Cuts To Food Assistance Texans Relied On To Afford Groceries
¶ “Standing With President Trump” Was Central To Herrera’s Platform
Herrera Proudly Endorsed President Trump And Listed “Standing With President Trump” As A Central Policy On His Issues Page. According to Brandon Herrera’s campaign website, “Standing with President Trump. Brandon proudly endorses Donald J. Trump for President and worked on his campaign in 2016.” [brandonherreraforcongress.com – Issues, Viewed 4/23/26]
¶ March 2026: Herrera Touted An Endorsement From Speaker Mike Johnson
3/19/26: Herrera Touted An Endorsement From Speaker Mike Johnson. According to Brandon Herrera’s Twitter, “Thank you Mr Speaker, I’m looking forward to working together to deliver the results we need here in #TX23 🔥🔥🔥” [Twitter, @TheAKGuy, 3/19/26]
¶ Trump and Johnson were behind the largest snap cut in history
¶ Trump And Johnson Worked Together To Pass The Final Version Of Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill That Would Cut SNAP Funding By $186 Billion
2025: Johnson And Trump Worked Together To Pass The “One Big Beautiful Bill.” According to Fox News, "House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., touted the close coordination between Congress and President Donald Trump to successfully pass the ‘one big, beautiful bill,’ saying the collaboration is part of the ‘beauty of unified government.’ Congress officially passed Trump’s multitrillion-dollar bill Thursday afternoon after back-to-back sleepless sessions for both the House and Senate. The massive agenda package now goes to Trump’s desk to be signed into law just in time for Republicans’ self-imposed Fourth of July deadline." [Fox News, 7/3/25]
- July 2025: Trump And Johnson Lobbied The Republican Holdouts To Make Way For Passage Of The Bill. According to NBC News, "A bloc of Republican holdouts had initially opposed a procedural vote Wednesday to advance the bill, leading to an hourslong overnight standoff. But Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., managed to sway all but one of them, teeing up final passage in the House." [NBC News, 7/3/25]
HEADLINE: "Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Cuts Food Stamps For Millions — The Average Family May Lose $146 Per Month, Report Finds" [CNBC, 7/10/25]
- The GOP Reconciliation Bill Would Cut SNAP Funding By $186 Billion, Which CBPP Said Constituted The “Largest Cut To SNAP In History.” According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, "The Senate Republican leadership’s reconciliation bill would dramatically raise costs and reduce food assistance for millions of people by cutting federal funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $186 billion through 2034, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), about 20 percent — the largest cut to SNAP in history. These cuts would increase poverty, food insecurity, and hunger, including among children. The so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ is anything but beautiful; it would cause widespread harm by making massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, which would raise costs on families and make it much harder for them to afford the high cost of health care and groceries." [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 6/30/25]
¶ May 2025: Trump And Johnson Spearheaded The Effort To Pass Republicans’ Budget Bill, Which Included A $300 Billion Cut To SNAP
May 2025: Johnson Reached Agreements With Conservative And Moderate Republicans With Help From Donald Trump Before Passing The Sweeping Budget Bill. According to the Guardian, "The biggest obstacle the bill faces is disputes among Republicans themselves. In the days leading up to the vote, Johnson had to reach agreements with lawmakers representing Democratic-led states who demanded a bigger deduction for state and local taxes (Salt). He also had to woo moderates wary of cutting too deeply into safety net programs and rightwing lawmakers demanding more cost savings. The speaker appears to have bridged those divides, aided by a visit to the Capitol from Trump on Tuesday. Moderates backed down after some cuts were nixed, while lawmakers who held out over Salt won an enlarged tax break. Johnson also managed to corral most fiscal conservatives, but acknowledged: ‘There was a few moments over the last week when it looked like the thing might fall apart.’" [Guardian, 5/22/25]
- May 2025: The Passage Of The Budget Bill Was A “Triumphant Moment For Johnson,” Who Got The Bill Passed With A Singular Vote Margin. According to ABC News, "A smiling Speaker Mike Johnson announced the massive measure passed by a single vote -- 215-214 -- and was greeted with applause. He had struggled to get it done -- as he had promised -- by Memorial Day, before lawmakers go on recess. The sweeping package of tax cuts, Medicaid reform and immigration spending delivers on many of the president's domestic campaign promises. Following debate that stretched Wednesday through the entire night and into early Thursday morning, the vote was a triumphant moment for Johnson, who conquered sharp divisions among his conference ‘through a lot of prayer’ amid a historically low 3-vote majority." [ABC News, 5/22/25]
The House Republican Reconciliation Bill Included Nearly $300 Billion In Cuts To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, "The House-passed Republican reconciliation plan would cut nearly $300 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) through 2034, based on Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates — by far the largest cut to SNAP in history.[1] As a result of these cuts and other policies in the legislation — which are being used to pay partly for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy — millions of people would lose some or all of the food assistance they need to afford groceries, when many low-income households are struggling to afford the high cost of food and other basic needs." [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 5/28/25]
¶ February 2025: Johnson And Trump Pushed Forward A Budget Bill That Set Up Future Cuts To SNAP
Johnson “Fought On All Fronts” To Advance The Budget Bill That Passed “With A Push From President Donald Trump.” According to the Associated Press, "With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his ‘big, beautiful bill’ with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans. House Speaker Mike Johnson had almost no votes to spare in his bare-bones GOP majority and fought on all fronts — against Democrats, uneasy rank-and-file Republicans and skeptical GOP senators — to advance the party’s signature legislative package. Trump made calls to wayward GOP lawmakers and invited Republicans to the White House. The vote was 217-215, with a single Republican and all Democrats opposed, and the outcome was in jeopardy until the gavel." [Associated Press, 2/25/25]
- HEADLINE: "House Republican Budget Takes Away Health Care, Food Aid To Pay For Expanded Tax Cuts For Wealthy" [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2/21/25]
- CBPP Said The Republican Budget Resolution Outlined $230 Billion In Cuts, Primarily From SNAP Benefits. According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, "The House Republicans’ budget plan would give major tax cuts to high-income, wealthy households. Extending the expiring individual income and estate tax provisions for households with incomes in the top 5 percent of the income distribution (households with incomes over $321,000) costs around $1.8 trillion through 2034, accounting for 49 percent of the total $3.6 trillion cost of extension through 2034. That $1.8 trillion for wealthy and high-income households is close to the amount of the spending cuts House Republicans have outlined — including at least $880 billion primarily from Medicaid, $230 billion primarily from SNAP benefits, and $330 billion primarily from making student loans more expensive. Of the tax cuts for wealthy households, nearly $200 billion is for an estate tax giveaway that showers some $6 million per estate on the 1 in 1,000 wealthiest estates. In contrast, the average SNAP benefit is $6.20 per person per day, which helps struggling families put food on the table." [Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2/21/25]
¶ Trump’s Food Aid Cuts Hit Vulnerable Food Banks As Well As Texans Who Rely On Food Assistance
Trump Cuts To Food Assistance Caused The San Antonio Food Bank To Lose Roughly $3 Million In Aid. According to My San Antonio, "Earlier this year, Trump cut about $500 million in federal food aid. The San Antonio Food Bank was one of those groups affected, losing around $3 million in aid. The need for food aid, however, has not waned. In fact, it has grown as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and other benefits assistance programs are cut as well." [My San Antonio, 8/10/25]
- HEADLINE: “With SNAP Benefits Slashed, San Antonio Food Bank Rises To The Challenge” [My San Antonio, 8/10/25]
HEADLINE: “'Unprecedented Cuts' To SNAP Would Impact Low-Income Texans Who Need It Most” [Texas Public Radio, 5/21/25]
HEADLINE: “SNAP Cutoff Could Hurt Texas Grocers And The Rest Of The Economy, Experts Say” [Texas Tribune, 10/28/25]
HEADLINE: “With SNAP Benefits Cut Off, Central Texas Groups Work To Fill Gap With Free Meal Giveaway” [KVUE (ABC), 11/2/25]
¶ more than 31,000 texas household’s in the old tx-23 relied on snap to afford groceries
2024: 31,601 Households In Texas’ Old 23rd Congressional District Relied On SNAP.
[U.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP Community Characteristics, Viewed 1/27/26]