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): 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 the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (http://www.cbpp.org): We’re still riding the excitement of last week’s failed vote on H.R. 2, the harmful version of the farm bill that would take away food assistance from 2 million people, including … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): The Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, also known as the 2018 farm bill, is a major piece of legislation that reauthorizes many agriculture and nutrition programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). As our nation’s … Continued
From CLASP (http://www.clasp.org/): On Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee passed the 2018 Farm Bill, which would reauthorize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). If enacted, the changes proposed by Chairman Mike Conaway (R-TX) would add red tape to SNAP and … Continued
Posted at http://www.frac.org/news/not-broken-fix-draft-farm-bill-puts-unnecessary-burdens-low-income-people Statement attributed to James D. Weill, president, Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, April 12, 2018 — The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) — the nation’s most critical anti-hunger program — primarily supports working families earning low … Continued