From Food Lifeline: Results of FY2012 Agriculture Appropriations!

Hello Action Alert Team! We have some good news to report. The status of the fiscal year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations (as of October 21st) bodes well for nutrition programs! An amendment to SNAP (the food stamp program) was up for a vote before the Senate on October 20th. The amendment would have stripped the program of necessary funds and limited the benefits received by families and individuals that qualify for SNAP. Luckily it was voted down by a vote of 58 to 41. One Last "Please and Thank You!" In addition, all of the other amendments that would have been harmful to nutrition programs have either been voted down or dispensed with altogether. We need to send a big thank you to the Senators who worked to preserve funding for the programs that are keeping people fed during this incredibly difficult economic time. But we also need to write once more and urge them to vote in favor of the Agriculture Appropriations Proposal when they come back to Washington D.C. tomorrow, November 1st. To encourage your Senators to vote in favor of the Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations click the link below. CLICK HERE!

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