¶ Overview
- Mitchell claimed Trump did more on affordability than any other president, even after he cut food assistance for Iowans. Mitchell supported National Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill and even claimed the United States was better off because of it despite it containing the largest cut to SNAP in history. An estimated 25,709 households in Iowa’s second district relied on SNAP benefits.
¶ Mitchell Supported A Bill That Cut Food Assistance For Iowans
¶ mitchell claimed trump did more on affordability than any other president after he cut billions in food assistance funding for people who relied on snap
December 2025: Mitchell Said He Wanted To Stand “Side By Side With The President To Make Sure That Affordability Is A Top Issue” And Said Trump Had Done “More On Affordability Than Any Other President In American History.” According to an interview with Joe Mitchell on Business Talk with Meghan McNulty, "MITCHELL: And so, you know, the president has been the biggest champion for American workers in this country, including in Iowa, where he's made sure to protect our farmers, to make sure that people's wages are going up and that grocery prices are coming down. And so ultimately, I want to stand side by side with the president to make sure that affordability is a top issue. And the president's done more on affordability than any other president in American history." [Business Talk with Meghan McNulty, 12/23/25] (audio)
¶ mitchell supported the republican reconciliation bill, which made the biggest cut to snap in history
1/27/26: Mitchell Claimed The Country Was In A “Better Spot Than We Were A Year Ago” In Part Because Of The Big Beautiful Bill. According to an interview with Joe Mitchell on the Doug Wagner Show, "The Democrats want to talk about this affordability crisis, but they caused it. And we have to remind voters of that, you know, going into the midterms, because that's how it went. We got to talk about the big, beautiful bill. We got to talk about the everything the president's done to help bring down costs, which he’s absolutely done. And so I think that will be his message, you know, today. And, you know, I think he'll talk about, you know, some ag policy as well. But, you know, ultimately the president reminding people, hey, we're in a hell of a lot better spot than we were a year ago." [Doug Wagner Show, 1/27/26] (audio)
2/12/26: Mitchell Predicted The Fall Of 2026 Was Going To Have A “Roaring Economy” Because Of The Big Beautiful Bill. According to an interview with Joe Mitchell on the John Fredericks Show, "Remember, for this year, the tax cuts just set in for 2026, the tax cuts just set in from the big, beautiful bill. And so you have no taxes on overtime. You're no taxes on Social Security. No taxes on tips, of course. And so you have more people taking home their hard earned income. You're going to have interest rates even drop more when you have Kevin Warsh be put in as Fed chair in May. That's my prediction. And then you're going to have the dividend checks go out in the fall. And so I think you're going to have a roaring economy going into fall of 2026." [John Fredericks Show, 2/12/26] (video)
¶ National republicans’ RECONCILIATION bill contained the largest snap cut in history
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]
¶ 2024: 25,709 households in ia-02 Relied on snap benefits
2024: 25,709 Households In The Second Congressional District Relied On SNAP Benefits. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
[U.S. Department of Agriculture, SNAP Community Characteristics Dashboard, Viewed 4/8/26]