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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Wed Jan 29, 2014, 10:20 PM Jan 2014

Sign the petition: Denounce the U.S. House for cutting food stamps, and urge the Senate hold line

Sign the petition: Denounce the U.S. House for cutting food stamps, and urge the Senate to hold the line on cuts

https://www.dailykos.com/campaigns/657

Petition Text

Our Message to Members of the 113th Congress

Shame on the U.S. House of Representatives, for cutting a vital lifeline for low-income people in a backroom deal that rewards agribusiness. We urge the U.S. Senate to defeat this Farm Bill, as long as there are any cuts to food stamps.