{"id":16832,"date":"2024-05-22T00:38:57","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T00:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/?p=16832"},"modified":"2025-04-30T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:04:02","slug":"take-action-tell-congress-to-vote-no-to-harmful-snap-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/take-action-tell-congress-to-vote-no-to-harmful-snap-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"TAKE ACTION: Tell Congress to Vote NO to Harmful SNAP Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16832\" class=\"elementor elementor-16832\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de1cede elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de1cede\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8995771\" data-id=\"8995771\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb257fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb257fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The U.S. House of Representatives released its proposed Farm Bill, the legislation that governs an array of agriculture and food programs, including SNAP. This bill would be detrimental to kids nationwide by making changes to the Thrifty Food Plan that would ultimately cut up to $30 billion in SNAP benefits over the next decade and threaten to cut $500 million in grocery benefits through the Summer EBT program. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nokidhungry.org\/who-we-are\/pressroom\/statement-share-our-strengths-jason-gromley-responds-farm-bill-introduced\">Read more in our statement here.<\/a><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #f76226\"><strong>We need your help. <\/strong><\/span><\/h3><p>This Thursday, the House Agriculture Committee will consider amendments and hold a vote for this bill. Please contact your Representative <span style=\"color: #f76226\"><strong>TODAY<\/strong> <\/span>and urge them to <span style=\"color: #f76226\"><strong>vote NO<\/strong><\/span> on this Farm Bill proposal. \u00a0<\/p><ul><li><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.nokidhungry.org\/site\/Advocacy?cmd=display&amp;page=UserAction&amp;id=500&amp;s_src=email&amp;s_subsrc=1I000DDXX00E0F0AAD0\">Click here<\/a><\/strong> to write to your Representatives in Congress. Urge them to vote against a Farm Bill that cuts SNAP and harms families and kids.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nokidhungry\/status\/1791536970956464584\">Retweet this message<\/a><\/strong> or share the following message on any of your social media platforms. Post through Thursday, May 23, 2024.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>For X:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Post 1:<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Protect Kids from Hunger\u00a0 \ud83d\ude4c\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us &amp; write to your Congressmember and urge them to VOTE NO to the proposed #FarmBill that would cut SNAP\/CalFresh &amp; ultimately harm families and #kids. Take action: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> #ProtectCalFresh #ProtectSNAP @houseaggop @houseagdems<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Post 2:<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now is the time to #ProtectSNAP #ProtectCalFresh. Last week, a #FarmBill proposal revealed cuts to the SNAP program that will harm families and kids. We urge @RepCarbajal, @RepJimCosta, @RepDuarteCA13 &amp; @RepLaMalfa to vote NO because of those harmful policies. (1\/2)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Join us &amp; write to your Representative:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> #FarmBill #EndChildhoodHunger @houseaggop @houseagdems (2\/2)<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Post 3:<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Known as #CalFresh in California, #SNAP is a crucial tool to fight against childhood hunger &amp; poverty. That\u2019s why we\u2019re asking @RepCarbajal, @RepJimCosta, @RepDuarteCA13 &amp; @RepLaMalfa to VOTE NO on the proposed #FarmBill. (1\/2)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This proposal has policies that will cut the CalFresh\/SNAP program. Protect kids from hunger &#8211; take action now:<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> #ProtectCalFresh #ProtectSNAP @houseaggop @houseagdems (2\/2)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>For Instagram:<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><strong>Post 1:<\/strong><\/p><p>Now is the time to #ProtectSNAP. Last week, a Farm Bill proposal revealed cuts to the SNAP program that will harm families and kids. We want @RepCarbajal, @RepJimCosta, @RepDuarteCA13 and @RepLaMalfa to vote NO because of those harmful policies. Join us &amp; write to your Representative:<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG\"> http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG<\/a> #FarmBill #EndChildhoodHunger #ProtectCalFresh\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Post 2:<\/strong><\/p><p>Known as #CalFresh in California, #SNAP is a crucial tool to fight against childhood hunger &amp; poverty. That\u2019s why we\u2019re asking @RepCarbajal, @RepJimCosta, @RepDuarteCA13 &amp; @RepLaMalfa to VOTE NO on the proposed #FarmBill. This proposal has policies that will cut the CalFresh\/SNAP program. Protect kids from hunger &#8211; take action now:<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG\"> http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG<\/a> #ProtectCalFresh #ProtectSNAP @houseaggop @houseagdems\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Post 3:<\/strong><\/p><p>Now is the time to #ProtectSNAP #ProtectCalFresh. Last week, a #FarmBill proposal revealed cuts to the SNAP program that will harm families and kids. We urge @RepCarbajal, @RepJimCosta, @RepDuarteCA13 &amp; @RepLaMalfa to vote NO because of those harmful policies. Join us &amp; write to your Representative:<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG\"> http:\/\/bit.ly\/3WMF2sG<\/a> #FarmBill #EndChildhoodHunger @houseaggop @houseagdems\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16834 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/05\/ProtectSNAP2024.May_-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/>Use graphic for your posts!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Last reviewed: May 21, 2024<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. House of Representatives released its proposed Farm Bill, the legislation that governs an array of agriculture and food programs, including SNAP. 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