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Take Action on the Passage of the Child Nutrition Act - 9/22/10
The child nutrition bill passed by the Senate made significant improvements to nutritional quality,
but it didn’t go far enough to make sure low-income children are connected with the programs. The bill was also paid
for with future benefit cuts to SNAP participants, half of whom are children. Please contact your Representative today to urge the House to pass
a stronger child nutrition bill! House leaders are running out
of time to move their own bill and face increasing pressure to simply take up the Senate's version. Decisions are being made
this week! We have a small but critical window of opportunity to make sure the House strengthens the child nutrition bill
before it goes to the President. TAKE ACTION! Call your Representative to ensure Congress makes ending child hunger a priority! Help us send a strong message
to Congress by forwarding this action alert to your supporters and friends and urge them to take part in the national call-in
day! Just follow these instructions and you will be connected directly to your Representative: - Go to www.hungeractioncenter.org/fastaction/
- Fill in your name and address to identify
your Congressional District.
- The next page will provide a toll-free number and PIN that will connect you directly to
your Representative’s office
- Dial the toll-free number—866-548-0332.
- When prompted, enter
your PIN.
- When the office answers, state that you are a constituent and provide your name and hometown.
- Tell
them that you are calling about Child Nutrition Reauthorization and deliver this message:
“The House should pass a better child nutrition bill. Please urge Leadership to support a bill that increases
children’s access to programs – especially during weekends, summer, and breakfast – and is paid for without
cutting SNAP.”
Background
Far too many
low-income children lack the nutrition they need to be healthy and successful. The risk of hunger is often greatest during
gap periods when children are away from school like weekends and summers. The child nutrition bill before Congress provides
an opportunity to change that, but the improvements that are needed won’t happen without your support. Congress has struggled to identify
funding to pay for the child nutrition bill. The Senate bill did not make the investments needed to connect hungry children
to the programs and paid for their bill by cutting future SNAP benefits. With less than two weeks before the bill expires, House leaders are
working hard to find funding – both to increase program access and replace the SNAP cut. But the House is facing increasing
pressure from the White House and the Senate to simply pass the Senate bill. Representatives need to hear from you TODAY
that until the child nutrition bill is good enough for hungry kids, it shouldn’t be good enough for Congress.
