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Congress: Address Rising Food Prices Now!
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Care2
Sponsored by: Care2
Americans are feeling the pain as the cost of living rises. The cost of a barrel of crude oil has doubled in a year, reaching a new record, and higher oil and energy prices affect the entire chain of food production. In 2008, U.S. food prices are expected to rise 4 to 5 percent. That's nearly doubling the already steep increases of the last three years.
The food crisis hits harder in developing countries, where many people already spend up to 80 percent of their income to buy food. Before this crisis, 854 million people worldwide were hungry. As many as 100 million people could fall further into poverty because of soaring prices.
We cannot wait until the next appropriations cycle comes in October. People are hungry now. Urge Congress to release funding immediately for emergency disaster assistance so that we can move quickly to get food to those in need.
The food crisis hits harder in developing countries, where many people already spend up to 80 percent of their income to buy food. Before this crisis, 854 million people worldwide were hungry. As many as 100 million people could fall further into poverty because of soaring prices.
We cannot wait until the next appropriations cycle comes in October. People are hungry now. Urge Congress to release funding immediately for emergency disaster assistance so that we can move quickly to get food to those in need.
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# 300:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Phil Blaustein, Florida
# 299:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Adrienne Kligman, California
# 298:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Garry M Doll, Pennsylvania
And make it illegal to use food for fuel!
And make it illegal to use food for fuel!
# 297:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Rena Kaplowitz, Colorado
We need to find a way of feeding the world that is also environmentally sustainable, no GMO's or growth hormones, agriculture that is simply organic and effective in terms of yields.
We need to find a way of feeding the world that is also environmentally sustainable, no GMO's or growth hormones, agriculture that is simply organic and effective in terms of yields.
# 295:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Adriana Perciballi, New York
# 294:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Debra Olsson, Oregon
# 293:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Ann Thryft, California
# 292:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Mary A. Hughan-Rojeski, California
# 291:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Brooke Loafman, Texas
# 290:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Annette Prough, Colorado
To many of us are on fixed incomes and this puts us in the position of having to choose to fill our shomach or to take care of our health. I realze that if you are over sixty we don't matter much to the world but sometimes we have more to offer then you think.The children who can't find for themselves have to go hungry and yet no one cares.
To many of us are on fixed incomes and this puts us in the position of having to choose to fill our shomach or to take care of our health. I realze that if you are over sixty we don't matter much to the world but sometimes we have more to offer then you think.The children who can't find for themselves have to go hungry and yet no one cares.
# 289:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Marc Berner, Florida
# 288:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Darrett Roberts, New York
If we can help with what we got, then let try to do what we can . rbrtsdrrtt@yahoo.com
If we can help with what we got, then let try to do what we can . rbrtsdrrtt@yahoo.com
# 287:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Lyn Hood, California
# 286:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Paula Vanbuskirk, New Hampshire
# 285:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Gina Rupert, California
Please help!
Please help!
# 284:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Marlin Fourman, Jr., Illinois
# 283:
3:11 pm PDT, May 8,
Phoury Chhun, California
At this very crucial to survive for people across the nation need food to survive and bring up theirs families.
At this very crucial to survive for people across the nation need food to survive and bring up theirs families.
# 282:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Gina Munoz, California
# 281:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Laurie Ware, Massachusetts
# 280:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Gregoy Clifton, Illinois
Starving people is a very important issue that must be addressed.
Starving people is a very important issue that must be addressed.
# 279:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Darlene Racine, Illinois
# 278:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
John Micek, Illinois
# 277:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Steven Biggio, Washington
Everything is skyrocketing except my VA Disability pension. How do you expect us to survive?
Everything is skyrocketing except my VA Disability pension. How do you expect us to survive?
# 276:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Kate Tildes, Rhode Island
# 275:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Rosemary Wiener, Alaska
# 274:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Monica Swift, California
# 273:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Lois Haupt, Nebraska
# 272:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Name not displayed, Massachusetts
# 271:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Name not displayed, Delaware
# 270:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Michael Husson, Colorado
# 269:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Sharon Rothe, New Jersey
# 268:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
David Stanley, Illinois
# 267:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
JAY Antol, Virginia
please do the right thing!
please do the right thing!
# 266:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Deanna Runne, California
# 265:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
River Stone, Oregon
# 264:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Rosemary Zin, Virginia
# 263:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
John Miles, California
# 262:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Sabrina Midwinter-Kelch, California
# 261:
3:10 pm PDT, May 8,
Mary Smith, Texas
No Excuse! We have plenty of land to raise food! All you have to do is create the incentives and the subsidies like you do for Oil Companies!
No Excuse! We have plenty of land to raise food! All you have to do is create the incentives and the subsidies like you do for Oil Companies!
# 260:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Diana Animalspirit, Indiana
# 259:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
David Greene, Ohio
Food aid is a chance to improve our world image.
Food aid is a chance to improve our world image.
# 258:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Leah Roschke, California
# 257:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Elizabeth Keddy, California
# 256:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Terri Tippett, Alabama
# 255:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Jef Chadwick, California
# 254:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Craig Stallone, New York
# 253:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Steve Chaput, California
# 252:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Nancy Klingle, Indiana
# 251:
3:09 pm PDT, May 8,
Robert Booth, Arkansas