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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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# 4,350:
3:48 am PDT, May 12,
Sarah Helms, Michigan
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3:41 am PDT, May 12,
Cynthia Whitfield, North Carolina
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3:37 am PDT, May 12,
Chad Cooke, Florida
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3:30 am PDT, May 12,
Jessica Lam, California
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Linkes Waran, India
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Lori Vest, California
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12:43 am PDT, May 12,
Toni Sokoloski, Massachusetts
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12:30 am PDT, May 12,
M. Safken, Colorado
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12:27 am PDT, May 12,
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12:24 am PDT, May 12,
P.k. Caporrino, New Jersey
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12:16 am PDT, May 12,
Alice Van Leunen, Oregon
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12:08 am PDT, May 12,
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12:00 am PDT, May 12,
Christine Lincoln, Texas
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11:54 pm PDT, May 11,
Radha McAlpine, Florida
# 4,336:
11:50 pm PDT, May 11,
William Schoene, California
Many people around the world do not have any extra money to spend on food; if the price of food rises, they will simply have to eat less, and many will join the ranks of the chronically hungry. We must not let this happen!
Many people around the world do not have any extra money to spend on food; if the price of food rises, they will simply have to eat less, and many will join the ranks of the chronically hungry. We must not let this happen!
# 4,335:
11:28 pm PDT, May 11,
Lori Broussard, Louisiana
# 4,334:
11:26 pm PDT, May 11,
Roy Cee, Oregon
# 4,333:
11:05 pm PDT, May 11,
Craig Cross, Maryland
# 4,332:
10:50 pm PDT, May 11,
Diane Gaertner, New York
# 4,331:
10:46 pm PDT, May 11,
Maribel Tam, Puerto Rico
# 4,330:
10:43 pm PDT, May 11,
Cristina Ramirez, California
Do the right thing and help hungry people
Do the right thing and help hungry people
# 4,329:
10:37 pm PDT, May 11,
Leighton J Reynolds, California
# 4,328:
10:33 pm PDT, May 11,
Carole Foster, Oregon
# 4,327:
10:26 pm PDT, May 11,
Yvonne CLAUDIUS, California
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10:25 pm PDT, May 11,
Nancy Lilienthal, California
# 4,325:
10:24 pm PDT, May 11,
Tammy Stansell, Florida
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10:11 pm PDT, May 11,
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9:53 pm PDT, May 11,
Tom Baldwin, Oregon
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9:29 pm PDT, May 11,
Carolyn Carter, Indiana
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9:22 pm PDT, May 11,
Thomas Patnaude, Minnesota
# 4,320:
9:17 pm PDT, May 11,
Kevin Murnane, New Jersey
# 4,319:
9:10 pm PDT, May 11,
0livia Geri, New Jersey
Its wrong, what is up with the rising prices of food, there are already people including children who are starving in this messed up world, I guess you would like to see them starve to death huh.
Its wrong, what is up with the rising prices of food, there are already people including children who are starving in this messed up world, I guess you would like to see them starve to death huh.
# 4,318:
9:08 pm PDT, May 11,
Peace Dove, California
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9:06 pm PDT, May 11,
Evelyn Peoples Jordan, Florida
# 4,316:
9:05 pm PDT, May 11,
Tara Scott, Kentucky
# 4,315:
8:59 pm PDT, May 11,
Nancy Head, New York
You need to do something now! I'm on a fixed income (SSI and SSD) and with the rise in prices it's becoming a choice between paying bills and eating! I'm not alone in this struggle. I have friends and family having a tough time making ends meet too with rising food costs.
You need to do something now! I'm on a fixed income (SSI and SSD) and with the rise in prices it's becoming a choice between paying bills and eating! I'm not alone in this struggle. I have friends and family having a tough time making ends meet too with rising food costs.
# 4,314:
8:58 pm PDT, May 11,
Evan Weber, Hawaii
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8:44 pm PDT, May 11,
Mima Arroyo, California
# 4,312:
8:29 pm PDT, May 11,
Michael Sandstrom, Tennessee
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8:18 pm PDT, May 11,
Melissa Webb, Texas
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8:12 pm PDT, May 11,
Stevi Last, California
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8:10 pm PDT, May 11,
Beth Julian, Pennsylvania
# 4,308:
8:10 pm PDT, May 11,
Elizabeth Osborne, Kentucky
Some people can't afford to live these days without the rise of food costs. Enough is enough stop the high cost.
Some people can't afford to live these days without the rise of food costs. Enough is enough stop the high cost.
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8:09 pm PDT, May 11,
Amy Reynolds, California
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8:05 pm PDT, May 11,
Chenoa Chalker, New York
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8:01 pm PDT, May 11,
Susan Nierenberg, New Jersey
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7:55 pm PDT, May 11,
Brad Gifford, Missouri
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7:53 pm PDT, May 11,
Margaret Dhillon, Virginia
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7:47 pm PDT, May 11,
Paola Camiscia, California
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7:40 pm PDT, May 11,
Name not displayed, Egypt
people are hungry and can't even pay for food!
people are hungry and can't even pay for food!