The Farm Bill — a massive package directing hundreds of billions of federal dollars into agriculture and food programs — is up for renewal and needs your help. Will you call and ask your representative to make sure the Farm Bill includes critical climate investments and to fight off efforts to cut funding for our priorities?

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Hey friend,

One of the most exciting things about EnviroVoters’ federal work is the opportunity to work with California champions to pass policy and make investments that make an impact on the climate crisis, especially in a way that centers equity, justice, and access for underserved communities.

We saw this with the historic Inflation Reduction Act two years ago, which promised $369 billion in climate action programs and investments.

And we get another opportunity to do it again with the upcoming Farm Bill, a massive investment passed every five years, typically with bipartisan support, and invests hundreds of billions of dollars into agriculture, food programs, conservation, and more.

The Farm Bill, which is up for renewal at the end of September, is responsible for funding programs you and your neighbors really care about, according to our recent polling. So it’s surprising that, from that same polling, 29% of Californians have not heard much about the Farm Bill and 48% have never even heard of it at all!

But what we also saw was that when we asked about the issue areas that the farm bill funds programs for — from combating wildfires to keeping water clean to affordable food benefits — the vast majority of participants across the state, and often across party lines, supported funding these programs and expressed concerns about cuts.

The Farm Bill is one of the great opportunities to make “farm-to-table” investments in priorities we all care about — but Congress is gearing up for a fight on how we will prioritize and budget investments over the next five years.

There’s a real possibility that House Republicans will continue to do everything they can to try to shape the Farm Bill so that funding allocated for renewable agriculture, conservation practices, clean air, clean water, and affordable food programs can instead be used by corporate polluters for farming practices that actively contribute to the climate crisis and undermine the progress we will achieve from the Inflation Reduction Act.

Here’s where you come in, friend. Your member of Congress needs to hear from you that these investments matter to you and your community!

Please make a call to your representative to share how important it is to you that the Farm Bill includes investments in wildfire prevention, clean water, renewable agriculture, and affordable food programs.

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Thank you for continuing to fight righteous fights, and working for a justice-centered green transition!

- Aaron McCall, California Environmental Voters


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From: Aaron McCall, California Environmental Voters
To: [email protected]
Date: June 6, 2024
Subject: The most important bill that nobody seems to know about

Hey friend,

If you’ve been following our work for a while, you know what the Farm Bill is and just how important it is in fighting the climate crisis equitably and with justice at the center.

As a quick refresher, the Farm Bill is a massive investment passed every five years, typically with bipartisan support, and invests hundreds of billions into agriculture, food programs, conservation, and more.

The Farm Bill needs to pass through Congress by September, so it’s rather surprising that, according to our recent polling, 29% of Californians have not heard much about the Farm Bill, and a whopping 48% have never even heard of it at all!

Despite that, when asked about the issue areas that the farm bill funds programs for — from combating wildfires to keeping water clean to affordable food benefits — the vast majority of participants supported them and expressed concerns about cuts.

To learn more about what Californians are supportive of funding, I highly encourage you to check out the full results of our polling → [link removed]

Very soon, Congress will be discussing the Farm Bill again. If it doesn’t include enough funding for affordable food programs, conservation, forestry, sustainable agriculture, and water, it could set us far back in the movement to combat the climate crisis.

We must fight off attempts to cut these investments as much as we can, but that becomes a challenge when regular voters are not aware that these investments even exist!

Friend, take a look at our poll results to familiarize yourself with the current landscape of awareness around this massively important bill → [link removed]

Thank you for keeping yourself informed!

Aaron McCall
Federal Advocacy Coordinator
California Environmental Voters







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