Letters and Statements Supporting SNAP « Food Research & Action Center

Letters and Statements Supporting SNAP

Organizations (both state and local) and elected officials have voiced their support for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and their opposition to cutting the program. FRAC has assembled this vast collection of letters to highlight this groundswell.

All links below are to pdf files.

National and State Organizations

AARP
Food Marketing Institute
Jewish Community Food Stamp Challenge Steering Committee
Jewish Council for Public Affairs
The Jewish Federations of North America
Michigan organizations
Minnesota Food Share
National Anti-Hunger Organizations
National Conference of State Legislatures (Senate letter)
National Conference of State Legislatures (House letter)
National Grocers Association
National Organization SNAP support Letter
Ohio Association of Foodbanks and Ohio Grocers Association:
to Marcia L. Fudge
to Jean Schmidt
to Bob Gibbs
U.S. Conference of Mayors
2700+ Organizations letter supporting SNAP
State Organization sign on letters supporting SNAP

Elected Officials

National

President Obama statement opposing the House Farm Bill SNAP cuts and threatening veto
Senator Murray Farm Bill Letter to Chairman Stabenow
McGovern H. Res. 90 Dear Colleague letter opposing SNAP/Food Stamp cuts
Senator Gillibrand letter asking for fully funded SNAP in Farm Bill (33 senators signed)
House “One Minutes” in response to SNAP cuts in the proposed House Farm Bill
Congressional Black Caucus
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D-NY) Sense of the Senate Amendment
Senator Gillibrand’s letter which was signed by 16 Senators asking that SNAP and other low-income programs be protected in any deficit reduction plan.
Representatives Rosa DeLauro and Jim McGovern letter which was signed by more than 170 members. Download the alphabetical list of signers.

State