Dear John, 

Nothing could be easier to understand: Children cannot thrive when
they are hungry. 

Yet that simple reality was not enough to deter the U.S.  House
Agriculture Committee from voting to advance Chairman G.T.
Thompson's version of the Farm Bill, which would cut $30 billion
from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).  

Tell Congress: No Cuts to SNAP
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About 14 million children, nearly two-thirds of whom are Black or
brown, rely on SNAP's modest assistance to access a healthy
diet. The bill would eliminate future adjustments to SNAP's
Thrifty Food Plan benefit, which the  Congressional Budget Office
projects will reduce SNAP benefits by $30 billion over ten years. The
bill also proposes $500 million in cuts to Summer EBT, which provides
grocery benefits to children in low-income families during the summer
when schools are closed. 

Few federal programs have reduced poverty as effectively as SNAP. A
Center on Budget Policies and Priorities analysis found that

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SNAP kept nearly 8 million people above the poverty line annually
before the pandemic, including 3.6 million children. Yet, this
proposed bill would neutralize that progress and create one more
obstacle to young people living joyful lives. 

Take Action
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Contact your House member now and tell them to vote no on the proposed
Farm Bill and to reject any cuts to SNAP. And thank you for your
continued partnership in building a nation where all young people grow
up with dignity, hope, and joy! 
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