The Senate now faces a defining choice. The House Farm Bill failed to meet the economic moment. It ignored the mounting pressures on American families, state governments, and local economies, while doing nothing to repair the most severe cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in its history. The Senate must not repeat that mistake.
Mother’s Day is an important time to reflect on all that we ask moms to do — and to ask ourselves what we are doing, and what we should be doing, to support them.
Walking into the FRAC National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference last week to join more than 900 advocates from across the country in conversation and community reminded me of the strength of the anti-hunger network — especially in the challenging moment we are facing.