October 14 is the deadline for Committees to provide recommendations to the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction (the Supercommittee), but right now the political threats and opportunities are multiple and ongoing, and so we must continue our steady drumbeat about protecting anti-hunger programs at every possible opportunity.
Because the Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill was significantly better than the House version, it is important we continue to register our support right now to get the best possible outcome.
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- The Ohio Association of Second Harvest Foodbanks urges Senator Brown and Senator Portman to vote for passage of the Senate's FY2012 Agriculture Appropriations legislation when it comes to the Senate floor in the coming weeks and to oppose any amendments that would strip funding from valuable food assistance programs.
- Our foodbank and food pantries ability to serve our community is at stake. This bill funds programs such as the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) which are critical to addressing hunger in low-income families all across the state.
- Hunger is a real problem in Ohio. With unemployment stuck above 9% nationally and millions of families struggling to find work or working for reduced wages, the need for food assistance in our community remains incredibly high. Protecting anti-hunger programs throughout the budget process is critical to reducing hunger in our state.
- One out of every four children in Ohio are hungry - They cannot wait while politicians debate.