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Urgent: Farm Bill Can Help End Food Crisis
Target: U.S. Congress
Sponsored by: Oxfam America
Sponsored by: Oxfam America
BREAKING NEWS, 16 MAY 2008: The Farm Bill has now passed both in the House and Senate. Thank you to everyone spoke out on this issue.
The world is faced with a global food crisis. The prices of wheat, rice, and maize are skyrocketing.
Don't let Congress pass up a major opportunity to help address the food crisis by shifting payments for wealthy farmers to desperately needed funding to help the hungry around the world. Congress is in final negotiations on the Farm Bill and this legislation could make a difference. Some farmers making up to a million dollars a year receive support from the farm bill, but the poor affected by the food crisis do not. Does that sound right to you?
The farm bill could come to a final vote as early as Wednesday, May 14. Your urgent action is required!
Even a small cut in subsidies to rich farmers could provide funds to help millions who are hungry. Poor people around the world cannot wait any longer. Please tell Congress to address the food crisis today.
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# 7,650:
7:34 pm PDT, May 13,
Kate Lewis, California
# 7,649:
7:32 pm PDT, May 13,
Madeline Cheers, New York
To not help the less fortunate in this time of crisis and support those who already have more than their fair share is simply unthinkable and I dare say, evil.
To not help the less fortunate in this time of crisis and support those who already have more than their fair share is simply unthinkable and I dare say, evil.
# 7,648:
7:28 pm PDT, May 13,
Teresa Evans, Mississippi
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7:28 pm PDT, May 13,
Alannah Linton, Louisiana
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7:28 pm PDT, May 13,
Alex Binder, Pennsylvania
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7:28 pm PDT, May 13,
Emily Maldonado, New Jersey
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7:26 pm PDT, May 13,
Tiffany Formilan, New Jersey
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7:26 pm PDT, May 13,
Barbara Zirngibl, Pennsylvania
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7:26 pm PDT, May 13,
Rebecca Kraut, California
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7:25 pm PDT, May 13,
Arthur Roach, Virginia
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7:25 pm PDT, May 13,
Danna Garcia, Texas
# 7,638:
7:24 pm PDT, May 13,
Laura Kahn, Michigan
Too many people are already going hungry. Do something to help!
Too many people are already going hungry. Do something to help!
# 7,637:
7:22 pm PDT, May 13,
Jess Sauer, Ohio
i think that poor people around the world need to be helped becausthe rich get everything and then the poor people are left to fight for their food or what they need and i think they should be helped
i think that poor people around the world need to be helped becausthe rich get everything and then the poor people are left to fight for their food or what they need and i think they should be helped
# 7,636:
7:20 pm PDT, May 13,
Douglas Ninneman, California
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7:19 pm PDT, May 13,
Shannen Winfield, Florida
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7:19 pm PDT, May 13,
Lorissa Keys, Pennsylvania
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7:16 pm PDT, May 13,
Karen Gutierrez, Illinois
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7:14 pm PDT, May 13,
Daniel Sweeney, Pennsylvania
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7:14 pm PDT, May 13,
Kelley Smith, Michigan
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7:13 pm PDT, May 13,
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7:12 pm PDT, May 13,
Holly Swint, Florida
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7:12 pm PDT, May 13,
Jean Schwartz, New York
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7:12 pm PDT, May 13,
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# 7,625:
7:10 pm PDT, May 13,
Joyce McKelvey, Connecticut
To prevent starvation and stunted growth.
To prevent starvation and stunted growth.
# 7,624:
7:09 pm PDT, May 13,
Name not displayed, Michigan
we should help people in need when ever we can
we should help people in need when ever we can
# 7,623:
7:06 pm PDT, May 13,
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7:05 pm PDT, May 13,
Ken Haynam, Connecticut
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7:03 pm PDT, May 13,
Audrey Taylor, Michigan
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6:59 pm PDT, May 13,
Andrea Boccaletti, California
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6:58 pm PDT, May 13,
Tammie Belcher, Tennessee
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6:57 pm PDT, May 13,
James Powers, Virginia
# 7,617:
6:53 pm PDT, May 13,
Sandra King, North Carolina
We must end world hunger....even Jesus said to his disciples, "feed my sheep". How can we do anything less when we are the richest nation in the world? Must we always be so unjust and unmerciful? Doesn't anyone read Micah 6:8 in the Hebrew...where the Lord tells us to do justice and love mercy....shame on us!
We must end world hunger....even Jesus said to his disciples, "feed my sheep". How can we do anything less when we are the richest nation in the world? Must we always be so unjust and unmerciful? Doesn't anyone read Micah 6:8 in the Hebrew...where the Lord tells us to do justice and love mercy....shame on us!
# 7,616:
6:51 pm PDT, May 13,
Gary Vesperman, Nevada
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6:51 pm PDT, May 13,
Patricia Jean Hedrick Young, West Virginia
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6:50 pm PDT, May 13,
G. St. Onge, New York
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Nora Roman, California
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6:49 pm PDT, May 13,
Barbara Giglia, Florida
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Tina Mourad, California
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6:46 pm PDT, May 13,
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6:46 pm PDT, May 13,
Trishia Maruri, California
# 7,608:
6:44 pm PDT, May 13,
Sherri Bilodeau, California
America is the richest country in the world. If congress can spend money on wars it can spend money to feed the children and elderly.
America is the richest country in the world. If congress can spend money on wars it can spend money to feed the children and elderly.
# 7,607:
6:42 pm PDT, May 13,
Juan Lopez, New Mexico
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Bradley Eardley, New Hampshire
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Beth Byrd, Illinois
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Michelle Puissant, New York
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Martha McClintock, New York
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6:38 pm PDT, May 13,
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# 7,601:
6:36 pm PDT, May 13,
Richard Plosscowe, California
I am writing to request your immediate action to address the urgent food crisis affecting poor countries around the world. Recent food price increases highlight the need for immediate actions to address the growing food insecurity in developing countries. As the donor for nearly half the world's food aid, the United States has a duty to respond to the current global food crisis. We urge you to make the Farm Bill a more effective vehicle to help address world hunger. We would like to draw your attention to two issues that would help address the global hunger crisis. First, support the Administration's initiative to shift one quarter of US food aid to local and regional procurement. Making the US food aid program more flexible and faster will save taxpayer dollars and feed more hungry people. Second, remove the so-called "hard earmark"-or provide a workable waiver-so that food aid funds can be shifted from non-emergency aid in the event of emergencies. Both the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill included measures to prohibit the shifting of funds within the food aid budget. While the rationale behind this measure is fundamentally sound, to protect development oriented food aid programs, the impact could be disastrous if it means that funds would not be available in the case of emergencies. Tens of millions of people rely on American food aid to survive. Americans should be proud of this critical contribution to addressing global hunger. But Congress needs to ensure that our food aid programs are as efficient and effective as possible. Permitting the use of local purchase and shifting of funds within the food aid budget would help in this regard. I thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Richard Plosscowe
I am writing to request your immediate action to address the urgent food crisis affecting poor countries around the world. Recent food price increases highlight the need for immediate actions to address the growing food insecurity in developing countries. As the donor for nearly half the world's food aid, the United States has a duty to respond to the current global food crisis. We urge you to make the Farm Bill a more effective vehicle to help address world hunger. We would like to draw your attention to two issues that would help address the global hunger crisis. First, support the Administration's initiative to shift one quarter of US food aid to local and regional procurement. Making the US food aid program more flexible and faster will save taxpayer dollars and feed more hungry people. Second, remove the so-called "hard earmark"-or provide a workable waiver-so that food aid funds can be shifted from non-emergency aid in the event of emergencies. Both the House and Senate versions of the Farm Bill included measures to prohibit the shifting of funds within the food aid budget. While the rationale behind this measure is fundamentally sound, to protect development oriented food aid programs, the impact could be disastrous if it means that funds would not be available in the case of emergencies. Tens of millions of people rely on American food aid to survive. Americans should be proud of this critical contribution to addressing global hunger. But Congress needs to ensure that our food aid programs are as efficient and effective as possible. Permitting the use of local purchase and shifting of funds within the food aid budget would help in this regard. I thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Richard Plosscowe