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AARP Asks Congress to Provide Additional Funding for Commodities
AARP is asking Congress to provide additional funding for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) in the Fiscal Year 2010 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. CSFP is a critical nutrition program that delivers USDA commodities to primarily homebound seniors, mothers and children. In this time of economic hardship, support for CSFP is more important than ever. It is often the program of last resort for seniors who qualify for no other form of nutrition assistance.
Oklahoma’s State Plan for CSFP was approved by the USDA in 2003 – providing an opportunity to feed up to an additional 5,000 seniors in need of food. However, Oklahoma has been waiting for the past six (6) years for Congress to appropriate adequate funding for the extension of CSFP.
In July, the House passed its version of the FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill. This bill provides $180 million of funding for CSFP. Of that amount, $5 million is allocated for the program to be extended into six new states (including Oklahoma) with prior approved state plans. In August, the Senate passed its FY 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill. However, the Senate’s version of the bill only provides $162.9 million of funding for CSFP – enough funding only to maintain existing caseload in currently funded CSFP states.
Action Item: Call your member of Congress and urge them to support funding that would extend CSFP in Oklahoma.
Senator Tom Coburn:
Washington D.C. Office
172 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-5754
· Senator James M. Inhofe:
Washington D.C. Office
453 Russell Senate Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Main: 202-224-4721
· Congressman John Sullivan (1st District of Oklahoma):
Washington D.C. Office
434 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Main: 202-225-2211
· Congressman Dan Boren (2nd District of Oklahoma):
Washington D.C. Office
216 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Main: 202-225-2701
· Congressman Frank Lucas (3rd District of Oklahoma):
Washington D.C. Office
2311 Rayburn House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Main: 202-225-5565
· Congressman Tom Cole (4th District of Oklahoma):
Washington D.C. Office
2458 Rayburn HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Main: 202-225-3512
· Representative Mary Fallin (5th District of Oklahoma):
Washington D.C. Office
1432 Longworth House Office Bldg.
Washington, DC 20515
Main: 202-225-2132
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