June 2013 national conf call
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Bread National Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
June18th, 2013
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Welcome
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LaVida Davis Director of Organizing and
Grassroots Capacity Building #BreadWeb
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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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