The conference committee has reached a tentative agreement on the Farm Bill with $10.2b over ten years for nutrition. We have one more call to make:
Use this toll-free number to call Congress: (800) 826-3688. Ask for the agriculture staffer and tell them that nutrtion improvements in the Farm Bill should go toward:
Food stamp benefit increases, especially raising and indexing the $10 minimum monthly benefit and standard deduction
Greater food stamp access, especially raising and indexing household asset limits
Boosting purchases in The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), by raising and indexing funding
Friday, April 25, 2008
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