By signing on, you help to ensure that a robustly funded and comprehensive child nutrition reauthorization bill is passed before the end of the 111th Congress.
The national, state and community-based organization sign-on letter urges Senate leadership to bring The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, S. 3307, to the Senate floor with the full funding increase proposed by President Obama ($10 billion/10 years) - and the right mix of funding - before passage.
TAKE ACTION:
1) Join national, state, and community-based organizations from across the country and sign on to the letter. Click here to sign on.
2) Help create a groundswell of grassroots support at this critical time - encourage others in your network to join the letter. Use our Tell-A-Friend feature to distribute it to your networks and colleagues.
Click here for a PDF version of the letter and the latest list of signatures (updated bi-weekly).
The deadline for the letter is May 28, 2010.
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Background
As Congress moves forward with Child Nutrition Reauthorization, it is critical that advocates across the country mobilize to ensure that Congress passes a strong and robust bill that expands program access and participation by the end of the 111th Congress. The White House, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-AR), and 221 House Members are all committed in this effort to support President Obama's proposed $10 billion/10 years for the reauthorization effort. (The Senate Agriculture Committee-passed bill provides $4.5 billion/10 years.)
Click here to Tell-A-Friend and urge them to sign this important sign-on letter.
Thanks to FRAC for the information for this posting!
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