"Although we welcomed several bipartisan provisions in the nutrition title of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, those policies would do little to address the catastrophic federal disinvestment in SNAP jeopardizing the future of the program. The Farm Bill presents a critical opportunity for Congress to reduce food insecurity by restoring and strengthening SNAP, and the House bill misses that opportunity."

"We pray you will provide responsibly robust funding levels and guardrails for homeless assistance and affordable housing programs in FY27 appropriations bills. This collective prayer is rooted in shared calls from diverse theologies to love our neighbors, serve the vulnerable, meet basic human needs, alleviate suffering, and uphold human dignity."

Administrative"SNAP administrators, beneficiaries, and advocates alike are still reeling from last fall’s government shutdown and scrambling to institute the budget reconciliation law’s more
expansive work reporting requirements and time limits — not to mention bracing for the
administrative and benefit cost-shifts that are quickly approaching. State and local program and
budget officials are expressing grave concern about their ability to continue running SNAP in
their states without adequate federal investments, and they need relief now."

"Our belief in the intrinsic worth of both work and workers leads us to strongly support S. 2837, which would overturn Executive Order “Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs.” This Executive Order infringes upon workers’ rights to collectively bargain, and to free speech."