Watch Whitley’s Riveting U.S. Senate Testimony
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At Hunger Free America, we've always believed that the movement to end hunger can only succeed if the people directly affected are empowered to tell their stories. Yesterday, Whitley Hasty, an outreach coordinator for HFA and Foodlink in upstate New York, told her story to some of the most powerful people in the country.
Whitley testified before a US Senate subcommittee on SNAP and other food assistance programs ([link removed]) . She spoke passionately about her own experiences using SNAP as a single mother of two:
"My life refutes the most common SNAP myth; receiving benefits was never a deterrent for me to work. I continually worked or sought work while receiving SNAP, and that is true of most SNAP recipients. A close, old friend of mine recently celebrated the achievement of financial security when she no longer qualified. I can relate to that. If Congress wants to reduce the use of SNAP, it should raise the minimum wage, increase the Earned Income Tax Credit, and boost wage, childcare, and transportation subsidies."
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Later in the day, Whitley stood with Senators Gillibrand and Welch, and Representative Velázquez, to call for the passage of the Closing the Meal Gap Act ([link removed]) , which would expand and strengthen SNAP benefits for over 40 million vulnerable Americans.
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Here at HFA, we are advocating for a Farm Bill that will expand access to SNAP and fund programs that fight hunger.
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Let's make sure that the Farm Bill leaves no one behind.
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