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July 2013 national conf call
- 1. Bread National Grassroots ConferenceCall and Webinar July 16th, 2013
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- 3. LaVida Davis Director ofOrganizing and Grassroots Capacity Building #BreadWeb
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- 6. Eric P. Mitchell Directorof Government Relations #BreadWeb Amelia Kegan Senior Policy Analyst Christine Melendez Ashley Policy Analyst
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- 8. Sequestration: It’s still happening #BreadWeb •Cuts are taking place • About to get worse • If Congress doesn’t hear about it, Congress won’t fix it
- 9. Two big questions #BreadWeb •How long? • Who’s paying?
- 10. It all comesdown to this #BreadWeb This fall is the best and only shot to address sequestration for the near-term
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- 12. Senate Farm Bill #BreadWeb •Cuts SNAP by $4.1 billion – about 400,000 households would lose $90 a month in benefits. • Improves International Food Aid programs to build greater agricultural capacity in developing countries while making our food aid system more effective and efficient. • PASSED 66-27
- 13. House Farm Bill #BreadWeb •Attempt #1: cut $20 billion from SNAP and over $2.5 billion from international food aid. • FAILED 195-234!
- 14. House Farm Bill #BreadWeb •Attempt #2: “Farm only” farm bill Stripped out nutrition programs Kept food aid cuts Made new farm law permanent • PASSED 216-208
- 15. Farm Bill NextSteps #BreadWeb • Conference committee? • “Nutrition only” bill in House? • Extension of current law? • ??
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- 17. Improving International Food Aid TheAdministration •Would shift food aid funding from USDA to USAID, and end the inefficient practice of monetization The Senate •Increases funding for local/regional purchase of food aid to $60 million The House •$2.5 billion in cuts to food aid •78% cut to food aid quality Royce-Engel Amendment •4 million more people fed with the same resources •More flexibility •Eliminates monetization •Continues partnership with American agriculture
- 18. Foreign Assistance Transparencyand Accountability Act #BreadWeb
- 19. Foreign Assistance Transparency &Accountability Act (H.R. 2638, S. 1271) ) • Introduced by Reps. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) • Seeks to achieve the following: – Establish uniform interagency guidelines with measureable goals, performance metrics, and monitoring and evaluation plans covering all foreign assistance programs administered by U.S. agencies – Formally put into law the Foreign Assistance Dashboard, and mandates quarterly, program-by- program and country-led updates
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- 21. Immigration Reform #BreadWeb Senate passesS. 744; The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act •A person is eligible for registered provisional immigrant (RPI) status within 12 months after DHS gives approval to begin. •After 10 years in RPI status, a person may apply for legal permanent residency (or “green card” status) •An additional 3 years in LPR status is required before a person may apply for U.S. citizenship.
- 22. What’s the BiggestTake Away? #BreadWeb
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- 24. What Does thisMean for You? #BreadWeb
- 25. Call to Action #BreadWeb •Call your Members!! • Replace sequestration with a balanced plan that protects anti- hunger programs, like SNAP (formerly food stamps) and poverty-focused development assistance, and puts this country on a path that enables us to eventually end hunger in the U.S. and around the world.
- 26. How are youWorking to End Hunger and Poverty? #BreadWeb
- 27. • What aresome local victories? • What are some challenges? • How will you implement the latest call to action? • How can Bread support you? #BreadWeb
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- 32. Next Steps www.bread.org • NextCall: September 17th • Moving Forward: there will only be one call at 4pm • Closing Prayer
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Editor's Notes
- #18 The Administration Would shift food aid funding from USDA to USAID, and end the inefficient practice of monetization. -- funding non-emergency development projects directly. Coons-Johanns Amendment Passed Increased funding for local/regional purchase of food aid Faster Cheaper Supports local farmers/economies Royce-Engel Amendment Allows 45% of funding for food aid authorized to be used for purchasing food closer to crises. Eliminated monetization Supports American agriculture by ensuring a minimum of 55% of authorized food aid will continue to come from US farmers.