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Lobby Day 2013An Overview
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Matt Newell-ChingDeputy Director of Organizing
Western Region
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“The reality is that in order to break free from the bondage [of poverty] in this country and the world, we need elected officials
to make good on their words and put love thy neighbor at
the center of our legislative agenda.”
-Derick Dailey
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www.bread.orgToday’s Agenda
• Lobby Day Basics• Issues
– The Farm Bill– Sequestration
• Resources• What Comes Next?
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Lobby Day Basics
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Form e-mails
Form postalletters
Phone Calls
Individualized e-mails
Individual postalletters
Lobby visits -constituents
A Lot of Influence Some Influence
Source: Congressional Management Foundation, 2011
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Lobby Day
8 am – 12:30 pmMead Center
• Breakfast/Registration• Worship• Issues Briefing• State Caucusing (Lunch)• Depart for Senate
Mead Center
U.S. Capitol
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Lobby Day
1 pm – 5 pmLobby Visits
• 1 – 3 pm (Senate)• 3 – 5 pm (House)
House Buildings
Senate Buildings
Shuttle Dropoff
Mead Center
Transportation alternatives will be provided for people
with limited mobility
U.S. Capitol
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Lobby Day
5:30 – 8 pmCanon House Office Building
• Reception • Closing Worship
House Buildings
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Issue 1: Protect SNAP and Reform Food Aid
in the Farm Bill
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Christine Meléndez AshleyPolicy Analyst
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The Farm Bill
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The Farm Bill Reality
• Governs farm and food policy – including SNAP & international food aid
• Considered every 5 – 6 years
• Must be passed by both the House and Senate
• Unique budget climate means…
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2013 Farm Bill Reality
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Where are we now?
The Senate
• On the Senate floor
• $4 billion cut to SNAP
• Reforms plus increases funding for Local and Regional Procurement program
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Where are we now?
The House
• Will be on the floor in June
• $20 billion cut to SNAP
• $2.5 billion cut to food aid & 78% cut to food aid quality programs
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Our Asks
• Protect & strengthen SNAP
• Protect & improve food aid
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ISSUE 2:Replace “Sequestration”
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Amelia Kegan Senior Policy Analyst
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“Sequestration”www.bread.org
• Automatic cuts: half defense, half non-defense
• Tool to force a budget deal
• Purposefully painful
• Cuts began March 1 and last 9 years
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Now is not the problem.
Tomorrow is the problem.
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Replace with a balanced budget plan
• Revenues• Entitlements
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Fuel the fire
Build the pressure
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Stories!!!
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What Comes Next
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Additional Resources:www.bread.org/lobbyday
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I am prepared to take the long, hard road, knowing it may not happen today or tomorrow, but ultimately, eventually, it will happen. That’s what faith is all about. That’s the definition of commitment – patience and persistence. People who are like fireworks, popping off right and left with lots of sound and sizzle, can capture a crowd, capture a lot of attention for a time, but I always have to ask, where will they be in the end? Some battles are long and hard, and you have to have staying power. Firecrackers go off in a flash, then leave nothing but ashes. I prefer a pilot light – the flame is nothing flashy, but once it is lit, it doesn’t go out. It burns steadily, and it burns forever.
-Rep. John LewisWalking With the Wind
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www.bread.orgPossible Next Steps
• Contact House hill staff during Farm Bill debate
• Organize a lobby visit in a local office
• Brainstorm with your regional organizer
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