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From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): On August 1, Senate leaders appointed nine Senators as Farm Bill (H.R. 2) conferees to serve with the 47 House Members already named. While the House is out for the August recess, … Continued

From the Food Research and Action Center (http://www.frac.org): Scroll down for action. Farm Bill Chatter: In its July 27 podcast, Agri-Pulse reports that on July 26, after Chairman Roberts and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) met with Senate … Continued

The Hill, July 16, 2018 “Faced with a choice between a House bill that increases hunger and throws out the lessons of experience and a Senate bill that builds on time-tested lessons to reduce poverty and hunger and support work, … Continued

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

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