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choie

(4,102 posts)
Wed Mar 23, 2016, 06:26 PM Mar 2016

Urge Your Member of Congress to Vote No on House Budget Resolution That Would Cut SNAP (food stamps)

From Hunger Solutions/New York:

Action Alert: Urge Your Member of Congress to Vote No on House Budget Resolution That Would Cut SNAP

The FY2017 Budget Resolution voted out of the House Budget Committee last week threatens severe budget cuts to essential federal programs serving low-income families and individuals and proposes to block grant SNAP (through a “State Flexibility Fund”). If enacted, these changes would mean more hunger and deeper poverty for very vulnerable people, including families with children, elderly people, and people with disabilities.

Take Action Now: Urge your House Member to vote no when the budget resolution goes to the House floor, likely after spring recess.

Call your member's office through the US Capitol Switchboard: 202-224-3121.

For New Yorkers:


Tweet at your your member using these sample messages:

We join @NewYorkHunger and @fractweets in urging Congress to vote no on the House Budget Committee resolution #EndHungerNow.

House Budget Committee resolution would increase hunger & poverty in NY. Read @fractweets stmt: http://bit.ly/1RQKC0w #EndHungerNow

Take action now! Tell your NY rep to vote no on the House Budget Committee resolution that would block grant SNAP. #EndHungerNow

[Insert Twitter handle for your member of Congress] Vote no on the House Budget Cmte resolution that would cut safety net in NY & block grant SNAP. #EndHungerNow

U.S. House of Representatives Twitter Handles

NY Representative Christopher Collins @RepChrisCollins
NY Representative Joseph Crowley @RepJoeCrowley
NY Representative Daniel Donovan @RepDanDonovan
NY Representative Eliot Engel @RepElliotEngel
NY Representative Christopher Gibson @RepChrisGibson
NY Representative Richard Hanna @RepRichardHanna
NY Representative Brian Higgins @RepBrianHiggins
NY Representative Steve Israel @RepSteveIsrael
NY Representative Hakeem Jeffries @RepJeffries
NY Representative John Katko @RepJohnKatko
NY Representative Peter King @RepPeteKing
NY Representative Nita Lowey @NitaLowey
NY Representative Carolyn Maloney @RepMaloney
NY Representative Sean Maloney @RepSeanMaloney
NY Representative Gregory Meeks @GregoryMeeks
NY Representative Grace Meng @RepGraceMeng
NY Representative Jerrold Nadler @RepJerryNadler
NY Representative Charles Rangel @CBRangel
NY Representative Thomas Reed @RepTomReed
NY Representative Kathleen Rice @RepKathleenRice
NY Representative José Serrano @RepJoseSerrano
NY Representative Louise Slaughter @LouiseSlaughter
NY Representative Elise Stefanik @RepStefanik
NY Representative Paul Tonko @RepPaulTonko
NY Representative Nydia Velázquez @NydiaVelazquez
NY Representative Lee Zeldin @RepLeeZeldin

For more details, read the Food Research and Action Center's statement on the budget resolution.

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Urge Your Member of Congress to Vote No on House Budget Resolution That Would Cut SNAP (food stamps) (Original Post) choie Mar 2016 OP
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Dont call me Shirley

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Wed Mar 23, 2016, 06:30 PM
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Every call you make to your Reps, Sens and WH is worth 4,000 constituents voices, so call.

Whitehouse Comments: 202-456-1111

United States Capitol switchboard: 202-224-3121

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