Tag Archives: Farm Bill

Protect SNAP in the Farm Bill

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From Share Our Strength (http://strength.org/): It’s time to make your voice heard. This week, Congress is working on the Farm Bill, legislation that includes funding for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly food stamps). Half of all SNAP participants are … Continue reading →

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Urge Congress to Support the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Union of Concerned Scientists (http://www.ucsusa.org): It sounds like simple advice: “Eat your fruits and veggies.” But it’s not so easy. Our country spends too much money subsidizing crops like corn and soybeans that get turned into processed junk … Continue reading →

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Urge Senator Toomey to Oppose Bill That Would Cut $36 Billion from SNAP

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) introduced S. 458 (http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/s458), the “Improve Nutrition Program Integrity and Deficit Reduction Act,” a bill that would cut $36 billion from nutrition, almost entirely from SNAP. The bill … Continue reading →

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FRAC Statement: New IOM Report Outlines Steps to Address SNAP Benefit Adequacy

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Washington, D.C. – January 17, 2013 – Research has long shown and lines at food pantries have long demonstrated that benefit levels for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are too low, … Continue reading →

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Proposed SNAP Benefit Cuts Averted in 2012

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Cuts to SNAP in the range of $4 to $16 billion were contained in separate Farm Bills that cleared the Senate floor and the House Agriculture Committee in 2012 but were not … Continue reading →

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Call-In Continues to Stop SNAP Cuts

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Lame Duck Call In Days and Action Needed: Lame Duck Call In Days continue. A script is posted on FRAC’s website (http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5118/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=10627). Ask House Members to cosponsor the McGovern Sense of the … Continue reading →

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Urge U.S. Representatives to Cosponsor Resolution Opposing SNAP Cuts in Farm Bill

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): During the lame duck session set to open on November 13th, Congress could take up the 2012 Farm Bill as well as measures to address the “fiscal cliff.” FRAC and allies oppose … Continue reading →

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16 Million Children at Risk of Hunger—Take Action

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From Share Our Strength (http://strength.org/): The USDA confirmed that 16.6 million children are at risk of hunger here in America. This latest release of our country’s official hunger statistics shows that 1 out of every 5 children lives in a … Continue reading →

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Support SNAP During Congress Recess

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Here’s what you can do as an anti-hunger advocate while Congress is in recess: Ask House Members to cosponsor H.Res. 760, the Sense of the House Resolution opposing SNAP cuts.  The Resolution … Continue reading →

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Stop Devastating SNAP Cuts

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From NETWORK (http://www.networklobby.org): Tell your representative that you disapprove of the cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as Food Stamps) that would eliminate food assistance to millions of low-income families with children and seniors. The Federal Agriculture Reform … Continue reading →

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