From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): June ended with a huge victory in our efforts to protect food assistance for millions of people: The Senate passed a farm bill that protects and strengthens SNAP by an overwhelmingly … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): The Message: Don’t cut SNAP; don’t take food out of the refrigerators and off the tables of needy Americans. Instead, strengthen SNAP, including by improving benefit adequacy. Contact Senators: 1) Thank Senators … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): The world feels chaotic right now with everything happening on the news (not to mention getting your kids ready for summer!) —and there’s a lot to keep track of. It’s easy to feel down and helpless. … Continued
Posted at http://www.frac.org/news/house-passes-farm-bill-make-hunger-poverty-worse Statement attributed to James D. Weill, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) WASHINGTON, June 21, 2018 — The passage of the House Farm Bill, H.R. 2, betrays the historic bipartisan commitment to making sure people who … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Take these steps to protect SNAP in the Senate Farm Bill: On Tuesday, June 26, call 1-888-398-8702 and enter your zip code to be connected to your Senators. (Toll-free number courtesy of … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): We did it once, we can do it again! Join FRAC, Feeding America, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and other advocacy groups across the country for a national SNAP call-in … Continued
From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Before June 22, the House is expected to reconsider its draconian Farm Bill — H.R. 2 (pdf) — after failing to pass the bill on May 18 . Although the first vote failed … Continued
From the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): On June 8, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabenow released a bipartisan farm bill that protects SNAP. As CBPP President Bob Greenstein said in his statement, this is … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): You spoke out and your voices were heard! On Friday, the destructive GOP Farm Bill failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives! [1] This bill included harmful and unnecessary changes to SNAP (food stamps) that … Continued
Updated on May 24, 2018 at 08:03 AM EDT By Teresa Miller One in seven Pennsylvanians, including one in five children in the commonwealth, struggles to afford food. Teresa Miller (Pa. Insurance Dept. photo) These are our neighbors, our friends, … Continued