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Our Statement on Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018-Senate Farm Bill
Statement on that passage of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, the Senate Farm Bill: Protects the Supplement Nutrition Assistance Program From Linda Bopp, Executive Director The U.S Senate passed by a vote of 86 to 11 the bipartisan Agriculture Improvement Act...
June 2018 Organizational Newsletter
Hunger Solutions New York has been actively working to protect and defend SNAP as the federal Farm Bill goes through the reauthorization process. The US House and Senate each have a bill that would impact access to nutrition assistance very differently. Below we...
Our Statement on H.R 2, the 2018 Farm Bill
Statement on the passage of H.R. 2, the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 From Linda Bopp, Executive Director Yesterday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (Farm Bill) (H.R. 2), by a vote of 213-211. The passage...
Hunger Solutions New York Statement on Senate Farm Bill
The Senate’s version of the 2018 farm bill was released June 8. Hunger Solutions New York applauds Senate Agriculture Chairman Roberts and Ranking Member Stabinow on the introduction of the Senate farm bill, “The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018,” and their...
May ’18 Organizational Newsletter
Federal Update: Farm Bill On Friday, May 18, the US House rejected the Farm Bill (H.R.2), a bill that contained significant cuts to the SNAP program and costly, bureaucratic new requirements on SNAP recipients. However, the House is scheduled to vote again on the...
An Avoidable 2.4 Billion Cost: The Estimated Health-Related Costs of Food Insecurity and Hunger In Massachusetts
This report by Children’s HealthWatch and The Greater Boston Food Bank communicates direct and indirect health-related expenditures (for both children and adults) attributable to food insecurity and hunger in the state of Massachusetts in 2016. It also includes...
April Organizational News
Now Available: Hunger Solutions New York's SNAP Policy and Advocacy Page On April 18, the House Agriculture Committee passed the Farm Bill along party lines, and a full House vote is expected within the next few weeks. The Farm Bill is a critical piece of federal...
Long Island Advocates Worry About Possible Food Stamp Cuts
A Comprehensive feature about the impact proposed Farm Bill SNAP work requirements will have on Long Island residents. Sherry Tomasky, Public Affairs Director at Hunger Solutions New York, speaks with Newsday’s Stephanie Dazio about the proposed work requirements and...
Faso pushes GOP requirement for work plan for SNAP benefits
Rep. John Faso is in the vanguard of House Republicans seeking to stiffen the work requirement for the 44 million Americans on food stamps, including 2.8 million New Yorkers, many living in impoverished rural communities of upstate. The Kinderhook Republican, who...
Choosing to support food program is a SNAP: Letter on Daily
Featured in: The Daily Freeman-Opinion Release Date: April 14, 2018 Dear Editor, When you think about helping people who are hungry, the image that might come to mind is the work done at the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley and the nearly 400 food pantries, soup...
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