FW: House Passes Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act

FYI, from the Food Research and Action Center regarding the Child Nutrition Reauthorization!

 

Colleen

 

From: Food Research and Action Center [mailto:emelcher@frac.org]
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 3:49 PM
To: Colleen Matts
Subject: House Passes Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act

 

Food Research and Action Center House Passes Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Today, the House passed The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (S. 3307). The bill now heads to President Obama for signature, which he is expected to do quickly. The passage of this bill was accompanied by a strengthened commitment by President Obama, made during meetings with House Democrats prior to the vote, to fix the SNAP cut contained in the bill. A number of the speakers on behalf of the bill on the House floor referenced the need to restore the SNAP cut. With your help, we've accomplished the first goal. Now it's time to achieve the second. Call your Members of Congress and give them two messages: 1.  Thank them for voting in favor of the child nutrition bill. 2.  Urge them to act during the lame duck session to fix the SNAP cut. Click here to read FRAC's statement on passage of the Act and the need to fix the SNAP cut. Click here for a summary of the Act's provisions. In the days and weeks to come, FRAC will send you more information on what's in the bill, and strategies to implement its provisions. About Us: The Food Research and Action Center (www.frac.org) is the leading national organization working for more effective public and private policies to eradicate domestic hunger and undernutrition. Visit our Web site (www.frac.org) to learn more. Click here to unsubscribe from this e-mail.