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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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# 4,550:
7:45 pm PDT, May 12,
B. Levine, California
# 4,549:
7:43 pm PDT, May 12,
Ted Stearns, New Mexico
# 4,548:
7:37 pm PDT, May 12,
Shara Cain, Alabama
we familys here cant afford to feed our selves lately and the prices have to stop rising or you will have some serious matters coming to familys, we need to stop the prices now!
we familys here cant afford to feed our selves lately and the prices have to stop rising or you will have some serious matters coming to familys, we need to stop the prices now!
# 4,547:
7:37 pm PDT, May 12,
Stephanie Foster, Arizona
# 4,546:
7:29 pm PDT, May 12,
Amelia Zahoor, Florida
# 4,545:
7:22 pm PDT, May 12,
Cher Isbell, Texas
# 4,544:
7:19 pm PDT, May 12,
Francis Schilling, Arizona
The idiotic, inefficient and wasteful conversion of corn to ethanol must stop! If there is *ever* to be a viable ethanol alternative, it *must* be derived from cellulosic biomass. The world's population is suffering because the US "leadership" has shown almost no initiative on alternative fuels and energy. Disgraceful!!!!
The idiotic, inefficient and wasteful conversion of corn to ethanol must stop! If there is *ever* to be a viable ethanol alternative, it *must* be derived from cellulosic biomass. The world's population is suffering because the US "leadership" has shown almost no initiative on alternative fuels and energy. Disgraceful!!!!
# 4,543:
6:53 pm PDT, May 12,
Leslie Vinson, California
# 4,542:
6:43 pm PDT, May 12,
Blaise Gauba, California
Stop funding the Goddamned Illegal Act of Corporate Piracy of the Cheney/Bush Cabal in Iraq and Afghanistan and start helping starving Americans!!!!! Death to the Bush Administration!!!!!!!!!
Stop funding the Goddamned Illegal Act of Corporate Piracy of the Cheney/Bush Cabal in Iraq and Afghanistan and start helping starving Americans!!!!! Death to the Bush Administration!!!!!!!!!
# 4,541:
6:38 pm PDT, May 12,
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# 4,540:
6:16 pm PDT, May 12,
John Siroki, Pennsylvania
# 4,539:
6:09 pm PDT, May 12,
Laura Watts, Ohio
# 4,538:
5:45 pm PDT, May 12,
Edelle C. Waller, California
# 4,537:
5:45 pm PDT, May 12,
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# 4,536:
5:45 pm PDT, May 12,
Coyote Buckthorn, California
# 4,535:
5:33 pm PDT, May 12,
Mitch Kihn, Maine
# 4,534:
5:33 pm PDT, May 12,
Christina Ferreri, Washington D.C.
# 4,533:
5:13 pm PDT, May 12,
Alan Ferkinhoff, Rhode Island
# 4,532:
5:08 pm PDT, May 12,
Cathy Brdlik, California
# 4,531:
5:07 pm PDT, May 12,
Cerise Mclaren, California
# 4,530:
5:04 pm PDT, May 12,
Carina Nieves, New York
People are not able to feed their families,thus causing sickness and maybe even death.
People are not able to feed their families,thus causing sickness and maybe even death.
# 4,529:
4:49 pm PDT, May 12,
Sanjiv Bajaj, California
# 4,528:
4:39 pm PDT, May 12,
Edie Bruce, California
# 4,527:
4:37 pm PDT, May 12,
Jhocelyn Sanchez, California
Not everyone has enough money to purchase food and now that money is being added, no one will be able to eat. Just because you have money, it does not mean that everyone else does too. We are all humans and should help each other, not kill others by starving them!
Not everyone has enough money to purchase food and now that money is being added, no one will be able to eat. Just because you have money, it does not mean that everyone else does too. We are all humans and should help each other, not kill others by starving them!
# 4,526:
4:37 pm PDT, May 12,
Laura Dame, New York
# 4,525:
4:34 pm PDT, May 12,
Linda Smith, Arizona
# 4,524:
4:32 pm PDT, May 12,
Heather Hellems, Ohio
# 4,523:
4:25 pm PDT, May 12,
Jaime Ortiz, Texas
# 4,522:
4:21 pm PDT, May 12,
Danny Ruppert, Arizona
People must eat! It is immoral not to take action against this global food crisis
People must eat! It is immoral not to take action against this global food crisis
# 4,521:
3:57 pm PDT, May 12,
Laura Carpenter, North Carolina
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
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
# 4,520:
3:55 pm PDT, May 12,
Vanessa Naas, Florida
This has had a huge impact on millions of people. It can't be ignored.
This has had a huge impact on millions of people. It can't be ignored.
# 4,519:
3:55 pm PDT, May 12,
Jeanne Benioff, California
# 4,518:
3:49 pm PDT, May 12,
John Bush, Pennsylvania
# 4,517:
3:42 pm PDT, May 12,
Scott Poister, Kansas
# 4,516:
3:39 pm PDT, May 12,
Kelly Ziebell, Washington
# 4,515:
3:24 pm PDT, May 12,
Cm Butterick, Connecticut
# 4,514:
3:23 pm PDT, May 12,
Rebecca Gardner, Maryland
# 4,513:
3:22 pm PDT, May 12,
Sharon Wakefield, New Jersey
# 4,512:
3:18 pm PDT, May 12,
Terri K., Ohio
# 4,511:
3:12 pm PDT, May 12,
Shelly Cleveland, Colorado
# 4,510:
3:08 pm PDT, May 12,
Peggy Paschall, Tennessee
# 4,509:
2:51 pm PDT, May 12,
Evert Jan Klein Velderman, Netherlands
# 4,508:
2:45 pm PDT, May 12,
Alan Green, Tennessee
# 4,507:
2:43 pm PDT, May 12,
Carla Jacob, New Jersey
# 4,506:
2:42 pm PDT, May 12,
Darla Burdette, California
Food is a necessity that should be available to all people. With the cost of gas and food a lot of people will suffer greatly.
Food is a necessity that should be available to all people. With the cost of gas and food a lot of people will suffer greatly.
# 4,505:
2:35 pm PDT, May 12,
Ana Torres, New York
# 4,504:
2:35 pm PDT, May 12,
Ana Sousa, Portugal
# 4,503:
2:33 pm PDT, May 12,
Elaine Benson, Maryland
# 4,502:
2:31 pm PDT, May 12,
Rachael Mandel, California
# 4,501:
2:18 pm PDT, May 12,
Chris Pitzel, California