From Food Lifeline: MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS TODAY!

MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CONGRESS TODAY! As you know, our US Senator Patty Murray is co-chairing the federal Joint Committee of 12 Congress members who are in charge of producing a plan to reduce our deficit. The deadline is fast approaching for congressional committees to give their input on that plan to the Joint Committee. They have from now until October 14th. And so do we! Weigh in and tell your member of Congress to ask the Joint Committee to protect hunger relief programs. Unfortunately, our Congressional members are hearing from other voices, such as the Farm Bureau which made a recommendation to cut $10 billion in funding to nutrition programs. During these hard economic times when more and more people are relying on the food that comes from nutrition programs like WIC for mom’s and babies, SNAP (food stamps), and TEFAP, which fills the shelves of our local food banks and meal programs, we cannot allow recommendations like those to be accepted. Send a message to your member of the US Congress today! Urge them to speak up about the serious need for food, and the programs that help get it on the table, when making deficit reduction recommendations to the federal Joint Committee!  CLICK HERE!

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