Don't forget to add your name to say no one should choose between eating & staying warm this holiday season!

Friend,

Hopefully, you are having a wonderful time with friends and family.

I wanted to remind you that we only have until December 2 to submit public comments against Trump's proposed rule change to cut access to hunger programs. Read the email below for more info or click here to add your comment! 

Thank you for making your voice heard, 

Maria-Teresa Liebermann

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Subject: ACTION NEEDED: Trump Should Not Force People to Choose Between Food and Heat  

Friend,

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enables millions of Americans who struggle with poverty and food insecurity to put meals on the table. But despite bipartisan support for protecting SNAP in Congress, the Trump administration now wants to make it harder for Americans to access the program.

The administration through a new rule change in USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) wants to cut $4.5 billion in funds from SNAP over 5 years by changing how benefits are calculated. 

We need you to tell the Trump Administration that’s not right. 

Right now, each state can account for the costs of utilities like heating, cooling, water, sewer, etc. as they calculate SNAP benefits for households. This new USDA rule proposal, however, unfairly standardizes and caps Standard Utility Allowance calculations across the country based on inadequate survey data―resulting in dramatic cuts to food stamps.

We must send USDA a strong message: don’t make new rules that cut SNAP and take food away from 7 million hungry people who need it. This rule change would increase hardship for millions of low-income Americans and must be withdrawn.

Right now, there is a public comment period on this proposed rule change and your opinion matters!  You only have until December 2nd to submit a comment urging USDA to reject the proposed rule change and explaining how this change would negatively impact your family, neighbors, and community. 

We must make our voices heard TODAY because Nevada families are counting on us!

Thanks for speaking up!

Maria-Teresa Liebermann 

Deputy Director