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Statement

Moms Leader Celebrates Failure of the House Farm Bill, Calling It a Victory for America’s Families

May 18, 2018
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 the failure of the House Farm Bill:

“The moms of America can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Republican Farm Bill failed on the floor of the House of Representatives. The rejection of this bill is a victory for America’s families, because it includes callous, new requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that would take food assistance away from people who do not work a set number of hours. The proposed changes to SNAP would have stripped food assistance away from millions, including children. Its failure is a victory for moms, families, children, our economy and our country.
 
“Moms across the country spoke out against this bill, and House members listened. More than 57,000 MomsRising members signed a petition urging the House to reject this bill. Our members made more than 1,000 calls to their representatives and delivered more than 2,500 letters to in-district offices all with the same message: “Hands off SNAP!” Thousands shared personal stories emphasizing their need for food and nutrition assistance with their elected officials. It’s thanks to the advocacy of moms around the country that struggling families won’t have to worry about being able to put food on the table.
 
“We thank every member of Congress who heard our stories and voted against this atrocious bill. We now urge them to continue supporting parents and children by prioritizing policies that lift up families, rather than misguided proposals that tear them down.”

 

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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.