november 2013 national conf call
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National Grassroots Conference Call
and WebinarNovember 19, 2013
A collective Christian voice urging our nation's leaders to end hunger at home and abroad.
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National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Opening Welcome
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LaVida Davis
Director, Organizing & Grassroots Capacity
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Opening Welcome
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Ways you can Support:
You can be a sponsoring organization, see list of sponsors here http://fast4families.org/sponsors/
Sign your organization up here http://www.onlineactions.org/page/s/organizations
Local Solidarity Action with DC Fasters throughout the country through prayer services, vigils, actions, rallies, public fasts and moreSee Actions in your area here http://fast4families.org/events/
Sign up for actions herehttp://www.onlineactions.org/page/s/fast-echo-actions
Commit to Fast here http://www.onlineactions.org/page/s/join-fast
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
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Questions for LaVida?
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Policy Update
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National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Farm Bill
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Christine Melendez Ashley
Policy Analyst, domestic nutrition
Farm Bill RecapSENATE FARM BILL
•Passed 66-27 and included:
$4.1 billion in SNAP cuts Some improvements to int’l
food aid Some farm subsidy and
conservation program reforms
• Impact
450,000 households could lose about $90 a month in benefits
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National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
Farm Bill RecapHouse Farm Bill
•Farm only and nutrition only bills included:
$39 billion in SNAP cuts $2.5 billion food aid cut 78% food aid quality cut
• Impact
Nearly 4 million Americans off SNAP
210,000 American children lose free school meals
Reduced SNAP benefits for 850,000 households
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SNAP and ARRA• November 1 SNAP Cuts
$11 billion total cut over 3 years
A family of 4 lost up to $36 a month
Equivalent of cutting 10 million SNAP meals a day
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Next Steps
• Current farm law expired Sept. 30
• Conference committee
• Budget negotiations?
• Extension?
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Our Message
• Oppose cuts to SNAP in any final farm bill
• On Nov. 1, all SNAP households already saw monthly benefits reduced – whether or not Congress is able to pass a farm bill
• Support Senate improvements to international food aid
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National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
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National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Budget
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Amelia Kegan
Senior Policy Analyst, budget
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Budget negotiations:
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Time is Running Out:
• 10 legislative days left
• 1 week of overlap
• Not another government shutdown
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The Key Questions:
• Real revenues?
• Parity between defense and non-defense spending?
• Protect anti-hunger programs from cuts?
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Biggest Threat:
So anxious to get a deal that ends up leaving out what should be lifted up
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• Replace sequestration with revenues and responsible spending cuts
• Protect non-defense spending from sequestration just as much as defense spending
Our Message:
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
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National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
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Next Steps
• Biggest takeaways
• Next Call: December 17th, 4pm
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