Bread National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar

June18th, 2013

Welcome

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LaVida Davis Director of Organizing and

Grassroots Capacity Building #BreadWeb

Opening Prayer

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Legislative Update

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Eric P. Mitchell

Director of Government Relations

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Amelia Kegan

Senior Policy Analyst

Craig Moscetti

International Policy Analyst

Farm Bill Update

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• House Floor Debate THIS WEEK!

• Cuts SNAP by $20.5 billion

• Cuts food aid by $2.5 billion and food aid quality programs by 78%

• Amendment votes and final vote tomorrow afternoon

House Appropriations Post-Sequestration Levels Shifts defense

sequestration cuts onto non-defense programs

Senate Appropriations Pre-Sequestration Levels

At the end of the day it comes down to . . .

Continuing Resolution Debt Ceiling

The Budget Excercise

Improving International Food Aid in the Farm Bill

Senate Farm BillCoons-Johanns Amendment Passed•Increased funding for local/regional purchase of food aid

– Faster– Cheaper– Supports local farmers/economies

House Farm BillRoyce-Engel Amendment (#55) •4 million more people fed with the same resources •More flexibility•More efficiency•Continues partnership with American agriculture

$2.5 billion in cuts to food aid

78% cut to food aid quality

Immigration Reform

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• 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.

What’s the Biggest Take Away?

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Questions?

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What Does this Mean for You?

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Call to Action

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• Call your Representative TODAY!!

• Oppose any cuts to SNAP and support efforts to restore funding to the program

• Oppose cuts to food aid and support efforts to make the program more efficient

How are you Working to End Hunger and Poverty?

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• What are some local victories?

• What are some challenges?

• How will you implement the latest call to action?

• How can Bread support you?

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Closing

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Resources

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Next Steps

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• Next Call: July 16th

• Moving Forward: there will only be one call at 4pm

• Closing Prayer

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