Farm Bill 2012
The Farm Bill 2012 contains the budget for programs such as SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), WIC (Women Infants and Children), CSFP (Commodity Supplemental Food Program) and TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program), these programs whether directly or indirectly affect the Food Bank RGV and how it provides food for the residents of the Rio Grande Valley, but they also affect the rest of the United States. Low income working families, adults, children and Seniors all rely on some assistance in one way or another. Currently, Congress is looking into reducing the funding for these programs in an attempt to balance the budget.
But because of the sluggish economy and the vast amount of people unemployed, these safety net programs must remain at current levels at the very least. Programs like SNAP ebb and flow with the economy, once people are working again and are able to make ends meet on their own, they eventually get off SNAP.
Please, call or write your Congress Member today and let them know that budget cuts can't come at the sacrifice of the 44 million people on SNAP assistance.
Thank you!
U.S. Senate
John Cornyn
517 Hart Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-2934
http://cornyn.senate.gov
Kay Bailey Hutchison
284 russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-224-5922
http://hutchison.senate.gov
U.S. Representatives
District 15
Ruben Hinojosa
2864 W. Trenton, Edinburg, TX 78539
956-682-5545
http://hinojosa.house.gov
District 27
Blake Farenthold
1718 S. Alameda, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
361-883-5868
http://farenthold.house.gov
District 28
Henry Cuellar
2463 Rayburn House Office
Washington, D.C. 20510
202-225-1640
http://cuellar.house.gov