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Senate Farm Bill Immediate Action Needed This Week: Urge Your Senators to Co-Sponsor Gillibrand Amendment to Restore SNAP Cuts

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has announced that she will introduce an amendment (http://frac.org/pdf/anti_hunger_amendment.pdf) to the Farm Bill that restores, over 10 years, the $4.5 billion cut to SNAP and invests $500 million … Continue reading →

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Walmart Announces Major Initiative to End Hunger in America

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Sandy Strauss

From the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC, http://www.frac.org):   May 12, 2010 – Washington, D.C. – Earlier today, Walmart announced it would dedicate $2 billion in cash and in-kind donations over the next five years in an effort to … Continue reading →

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