National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar November 19, 2013 A collective Christian voice urging our nation's leaders to end hunger at home and abroad. #breadweb National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Opening Welcome Questions: on Twitter LaVida Davis Director, Organizing & Grassroots Capacity National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Opening Welcome Questions: on Twitter Questions: on Twitter Ways you can Support: You can be a sponsoring organization, see list of sponsors hereSign your organization up here Local Solidarity Action with DC Fasters throughout the country through prayer services, vigils, actions, rallies, public fasts and more See Actions in your area here Sign up for actions hereactionsactions Commit to Fast here National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar Questions: on Twitter Questions for LaVida ? National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Policy Update Questions: on Twitter National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Farm Bill Questions: on Twitter Christine Melendez Ashley Policy Analyst, domestic nutrition Farm Bill Recap S ENATE F ARM B ILL Passed and included: $4.1 billion in SNAP cuts Some improvements to intl food aid Some farm subsidy and conservation program reforms Impact 450,000 households could lose about $90 a month in benefits Questions: on Twitter National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar Farm Bill Recap H OUSE F ARM B ILL Farm only and nutrition only bills included: $39 billion in SNAP cuts $2.5 billion food aid cut 78% food aid quality cut Impact Nearly 4 million Americans off SNAP 210,000 American children lose free school meals Reduced SNAP benefits for 850,000 households Questions: on Twitter SNAP and ARRA November 1 SNAP Cuts $11 billion total cut over 3 years A family of 4 lost up to $36 a month Equivalent of cutting 10 million SNAP meals a day Questions: on Twitter Next Steps Current farm law expired Sept. 30 Conference committee Budget negotiations? Extension? Questions: on Twitter Our Message Oppose cuts to SNAP in any final farm bill On Nov. 1, all SNAP households already saw monthly benefits reduced whether or not Congress is able to pass a farm bill Support Senate improvements to international food aid Questions: on Twitter National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar Questions: on Twitter Questions for Christine ? National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Budget Questions: on Twitter Amelia Kegan Senior Policy Analyst, budget Questions: on Twitter Budget negotiations: Questions: on Twitter Time is Running Out: 10 legislative days left 1 week of overlap Not another government shutdown Questions: on Twitter The Key Questions: Real revenues? Parity between defense and non-defense spending? Protect anti-hunger programs from cuts? Questions: on Twitter Biggest Threat: So anxious to get a deal that end up leaving out what should be lifted up Questions: on Twitter Replace sequestration with revenues and responsible spending cuts Protect non-defense spending from sequestration just as much as defense spending Our Message: National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar Questions: on Twitter Questions for Amelia ? National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar Questions: on Twitter Next Steps Biggest takeaways Next Call: December 17 th, 4pm