From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/):
The administration has released yet another craven attack on the poor: A proposed plan to gut the food assistance program millions of Americans rely on to feed themselves—just days before the holidays.
This latest attack would impose draconian work requirements on men and women seeking food assistance that have been proven to have a devastating impact on the working poor. It’s cruel, spineless, and utterly immoral.
Until we have created a nation in which no one has to decide between paying rent, having health insurance or buying food, then the war on poverty continues. Add your name at https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/submit-a-comment-to-oppose-trumps-new-snap-rule to demand the administration abandon this morally bankrupt plan.
That the administration is announcing this plan just days before the holiday season, when families are joining together to celebrate, is despicable.
While the administration and extremist politicians argue the nation’s poor aren’t working hard enough or can pull themselves out of poverty, they also refuse to raise wages, deny people access to care, and dismantle safety net programs like food assistance vital to their survival.
There are millions of poor people, largely children, relying on food assistance to meet their basic needs every single day. Yet extremist politicians continue to attack the poorest among us whether they be white, red, black, or brown. Through this policy violence, they are keeping people in poverty while ensuring the wealthy stay rich.
Challenge this last-minute violence toward those in most dire need: Join our call to reject this disgraceful plan by adding your name now.
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