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Moms Leader Praises Senate Passage of Bipartisan Farm Bill

June 28, 2018
Youth & Family Justice, Federal Budget

Lisa Lederer, 202-371-1996

Statement from Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, CEO and executive director of MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, on Senate passage of the Agriculture Improvements Act of 2018:

“The Senate acted responsibly today – and with compassion and heart – by passing a farm bill that reauthorizes and improves SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) in ways that will protect and lift up vulnerable families. This bipartisan bill will test promising, not punitive, approaches to job training and employment, and invest in SNAP in ways that help seniors, people with disabilities and others who are food-insecure. Protecting SNAP protects our families and our economy and we applaud the Senate for recognizing the critical role SNAP plays in food-insecure families.

“The Senate bill is a stark contrast with the cruel, irresponsible Farm Bill the House of Representatives passed last week, which would exacerbate hunger in America through unnecessary, harmful and overly restrictive work requirements.

“We urge House leaders to abandon their misguided, damaging bill and join the Senate in adopting legislation that not only protects the health and nutrition of our families, but also benefits farmers, the environment and our economy.”

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MomsRising.org is an on-the-ground and online grassroots organization of more than a million people who are working to increase family economic security, decrease discrimination against women and moms, and to build a nation where businesses and families can thrive. Established in 2006, MomsRising and its members are organizing and speaking out to improve public policy and to change the national dialogue on issues that are critically important to America’s families, including criminal justice reform, immigration policy reform, and gun safety. MomsRising is working for paid family and medical leave, affordable, high quality childcare and early learning, and for an end to the wage and hiring discrimination which penalizes women — particularly moms and women of color — and so many others. MomsRising advocates for access to healthy food for all kids, health care for all, earned sick days, and breastfeeding rights so that all children can have a healthy start. MomsRising maintains a Spanish language website: MamásConPoder.org. Sign up online at www.MomsRising.org — and follow us on our blog, and on Twitter and Facebook.