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Bread for the World's National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar for October 15, 2013.
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National Grassroots Conference Call
and WebinarOctober 15, 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
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LaVida Davis
Director, Organizing & Grassroots Capacity
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Opening Prayer
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Zach Schmidt
Regional Organizer, Chicago, IL
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Update from the Field
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Beatty Brasch
Bread Activist, Lincoln, NE
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Update from the Field
Questions: [email protected] or @bread4theworld on Twitter #breadweb
Kristin Ostrom
Bread Activist, Lincoln, NE
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: White House Speaker!
Questions: [email protected] or @bread4theworld on Twitter #breadweb
Paulette Aniskoff
Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/author/Paulette%20Aniskoff
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Policy Update
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National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Housekeeping
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October is going to be a busy Month
1. Farm Bill negotiations
2. Major Budget battles
3. Immigration Reform
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Farm Bill
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Christine Melendez Ashley
Policy analyst, domestic nutrition
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Farm Bill
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Passed 66-27 and included:
$4.1 billion in SNAP cuts Some improvements to food aid
Appointed conferees, 7 D’s and 5 R’s
Senate
• Cochran (R-MS)• Roberts (R-KS)• Chambliss (R-GA)• Boozman (R-AR)• Hoeven (R-ND)
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Farm Bill
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• Attempt #1: cut $20 billion from SNAP and over $2.5 billion from international food aid. FAILED 195-234
• Attempt #2: “Farm only” farm bill. PASSED 216-208
• Attempt #3: “Nutrition only” bill. PASSED 217-210
• Nearly 4 million people off the program
• 210,000 children lose free school meals
• Reduced benefits for 850,000 households
House
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Farm Bill
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Appointed conferees, 17 R’s and 12 D’s • Southerland (R-FL)
• Lucas (R-OK)• King (R-IA)• Neugebauer (R-TX)• Roger (R-AL)• Conway (R-TX)• Thompson (R-PA)• Scott (R-GA)• Crawford (R-AR)• Roby (R-AL)• Noem (R-SD)• Denham (R-CA)• Davis (R-IL)• Royce (R-CA)• Marino (R-PA)• Camp (R-MI)• Johnson (R-TX)
The House Conferees…
• Fudge (D-OH• Peterson (D-MN)• McIntyre (D-NC)• Costa (D- CA)• Walz (D-MN)• Schrader (D-OR)• McGovern (D-MA)• DelBene (D-WA)• Vela (D-TX)• Negrete (D-CA)• Engel (D-NY)• Levin (D-MI)
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Farm Bill
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• Current farm law expired Sept. 30
• Conference committee?
• Extension?
• Budget negotiations?
Next Steps
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Farm Bill
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• Oppose cuts to SNAP in any final farm bill
• On Nov. 1, all SNAP households will already see their monthly benefits reduced – whether or not Congress is able to pass a farm bill
• Support Senate improvements to international food aid
Message
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: White House Speaker!
Questions: [email protected] or @bread4theworld on Twitter #breadweb
Questions for Christine?
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
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Amelia Kegan
Senior policy analyst, budget
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Budget
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Budget negotiations
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Budget
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At Issue
• Opening the government
• U.S. default
• Sequestration cuts
• Funding the government for the rest of FY 2014
• Taxes and entitlements
• Health care reform
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Budget
Questions: [email protected] or @bread4theworld on Twitter #breadweb
A deal forming
• Funds the government through January 15
• Extends debt ceiling to February 7
• Budget conference to address sequestration and larger budget issues
• Small health care changes (reinsurance tax delay & income verification)
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Message
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• Government shutdown and U.S. default are not bargaining chips
• Pass a budget that adequately fund programs serving poor and vulnerable populations
• Replace sequestration with a balanced plan that includes revenues and responsible spending cuts
Our Message
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Immigration
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• The House Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees have considered multiple bills.
• House Judiciary Chairman, Bob Goodlatte, has indicated that he would like to bring immigration to the House Floor.
• Conference with the Senate
Immigration
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: White House Speaker!
Questions: [email protected] or @bread4theworld on Twitter #breadweb
Questions for Amelia?
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: Immigration
Questions: [email protected] or @bread4theworld on Twitter #breadweb
• From Oct. 12-20, Christians will be engaging in Pray4Reform events taking place across the nation.
• October through December: Let your representative know you want comprehensive immigration reform.
• Watch for urgent alerts calling for specific actions targeting Congress.
What can you do?
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar: White House Speaker!
Questions: [email protected] or @bread4theworld on Twitter #breadweb
Questions for Amelia?
National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
Questions: [email protected] or @bread4theworld on Twitter #breadweb
Next Steps
• Biggest takeaway
• Next Call: November 19th, 4pm