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Thank you calls needed
to Senators Lieberman and Blumenthal!!
Please call or email Senator Blumenthal and Senator Lieberman to say THANK YOU for their actions on the Farm Bill:
- Co-sponsoring the Gillibrand amendment that restores SNAP cuts in the Farm Bill (Senator Gillibrand's Anti-Hunger Amendment); and
- Voting to table the Paul amendment to Block Grant SNAP yesterday which passed 65-33! (Senate vote)
Senator Lieberman D.C. phone number: (202) 224-4041 or email
Senator Blumenthal D.C. phone number: (202) 224-2823 or email
Example:The SNAP Effect: fighting hunger and lifting people out of poverty. http://bit.ly/nUvvWq #SNAPworks |
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There is a lot of activity on the Farm Bill in the next several weeks. We'll be asking for your help to keep SNAP strong. In April, 2012 there were over 22,000 new SNAP households added in Connecticut - a high number as unemployment benefits ended. Connecticut is currently helping 206,000 families with their nutrition needs through SNAP. NOW is NOT the time to cut the program!!
We need to maintain a strong and consistent call from organizations across the state and country while the Farm Bill is up for debate.
Background on "Heat and Eat"
"Heat and Eat" coordinates SNAP and the Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by providing small cash LIHEAP benefits directly to SNAP households. This targeted LIHEAP benefit helps meet LIHEAP's requirement for outreach, simplifies the SNAP shelter deduction calculation, and, by increasing SNAP benefits to more realistic levels, alleviates some of the untenable "heat or eat" choices that households face. Follow these links to FRAC's Heat and Eat one-pager.
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Watch Senator Gillibrand's strong and impassioned speech as she brings out the amendment here!
Read the New York Times Editorial in favor of Senator Gillibrand's amendment |
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