Farm Bill Passes Senate
JUNE 2012
We need more
supply, not more demand. There
will be less food for more people
Farm Bill Update & Action Alert
Update: On June 21, the Senate
passed its version of the Farm Bill that will fund our nation’s agricultural
and nutrition programs over the next five years. Despite Senator Gillibrand’s attempt
to maintain and even strengthen our nation’s first line of defense against
hunger, the final version of the Senate Farm Bill did contain $4.5 billion in cuts
to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). According to the
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), these cuts will result in an estimated
500,000 households a year losing $90 per month in SNAP benefits. We applaud the
Senate for rejecting additional threats in the bill that would have damaged the
structure of the program, leaving poorer and hungrier the millions of Americans
who rely on SNAP for their basic food needs. Main components of the Farm Bill
Next: The bill must now go to
the House where it is expected to face even deeper cuts to SNAP than the Senate-passed
bill, potentially as much as $15 billion.
You can take action now!
Send an email or make a phone call to your
representative. Please use the following message:
‘As the House Agriculture
Committee works to finalize their proposed Farm Bill, I urge you to OPPOSE ANY
CUTS to SNAP and to support increased TEFAP funding.’
Tim Bishop-
https://timbishopforms.house.gov/contact-form (202)
225-3826
Steve
Israel- https://forms.house.gov/israel/webforms/webforms/zip_auth.shtm (202)
225-3335
Pete
King-http://peteking.house.gov/email.shtml (202)-225-7896
Carolyn
McCarthy- https://carolynmccarthyforms.house.gov/contact-form (202)
225-5516
Gary
Ackerman- https://ackerman-forms.house.gov/contact-gary (202)
225-2601
Sending an email or making a
phone call only takes a moment, but if each Island Harvest partner took these
actions, the impact could go a long way in fighting hunger on Long Island.
For questions and more
information, please contact nicolev@islandharvest.org