The most recent opportunity to move US Food Aid reform for was the House vote on the Royce-Engle Amendment in Farm Bill in June. Yes, the Royce-Engle Amendment failed to pass, but only by a very narrow margin (203 yea to 220 no) and even this reflects huge progress. To find out why click the link and scroll down to Gawain Kripke's June 19th article, "House of Representatives Rejects Food Aid Reform in the Farm Bill."
The great news is that our Indianapolis Action Corps was part of that progress. Thanks to
everyone who called their representative, helped with phone banking, or
visited Congressman Carson or Congresswoman Brooks they both voted
"Yes".
Special thanks are due to Tracie Johannsen who helped with lobby visits and Matt Smith who came up from the Ball State Oxfam CHANGE chapter and updated us on the political process before this vote. You two are amazing!
In summary, there will be future opportunities to get US Food Aid Reform passed. It isn't happening quickly, but just like the turtle if we keep working toward it, it will happen.
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