Farm Bill Passes but Funding for SNAP fails
Dick Durbin (IL) and Tom Harkin (IA) both voted against the Gillibrand amendment leaving SNAP under-funded
As everyone may know, recently the Farm bill was passed. In the bill was an amendment called Gillibrand's amendment. This provision would have essentially cut corporate welfare and use that money to refund social welfare for impoverished Americans.
While we may expect Republicans to consistently vote against the poorest Americans, we would hope that Democrats would do the right thing and guarantee that programs that supply basic necessities for millions of families were fully funded. But they didn't.
We need to let them know that this is not ok.
Contact Senator Tom Harkin if you live in Iowa and Dick Durbin if you live in Illinois and let them know how you feel about them abandoning the most vulnerable of Americans.
Dick Durbin: (202) 224-2152
Tom Harkin: (202) 224-3254
A complete list of Democrats both for and against the Gillibrand amendment can be found at the Daily Kos website.