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Subject: Daily update: Breaking the War on the Poor
Null & Void: Events, Information and Strategy to Break the War on the Poor
from Research, Education, and Action on Poverty, HN4598
Electronic Edition #2 - March 7, 1995
[Day 62 of the 100 day period of the Contract With America]
For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor
shall not perish for ever. Psalm 9:18
Editor's note:
For submission guidelines and disclaimer, please see posting on 3/6/95.
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CongressWatch
THE RESCISSION PACKAGE -- next action: HOUSE FLOOR VOTE
The rescission package, passed by House Appropriation Committee, now
awaits a final vote of the full House. The ALERTS FOLDER contains various
calls to action and analyses on the recission package. See Null & Void
3/6/95 for more information.
THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT and IT'S PROGENY
* WELFARE REFORM -- next action: HOUSE WAYS & MEANS CMTE. VOTE THIS WEEK
No new information since yesterday's information posted in Null &
Void.
* FOOD STAMPS -- next action: HOUSE AGRICULTURE CMTE BEGINS HEARINGS
TODAY
Starting today the House Agriculture Committee will begin marking up
Food Stamps legislation (this is Title V of the Personal Responsibility
Act). The markup will begin at 9:30 in 1300 Longworth House Office
Building. The phone number for the committee is 202/225-2171.
For a description of the proposed legislation see yesterday's Null &
Void or the HandsNet posting "Food Stamps on the Chopping Block" by
California Food Policy Advocates (HN0002), located in (Children, Youth and
Families/Hunger & Nutrition/National Advocacy/Nutrition Block Grant
Fight/CA PRA Fight Back!).
The members of the Committee are:
Republicans (27 total) Democrats (22)
Pat Roberts (KS), CHAIR E "Kika" de la Garza (TX), RANKING
MINORITY
Bill Emerson (MO) George E. Brown, Jr. (CA)
Steve Gunderson (WI) Charlie Rose III (NC)
Larry Combest (TX) Charles W. Stenholm (TX)
Wayne Allard (CO) Harold L. Volkmer (MO)
Bill Barrett (NE) Tim Johnson (SD)
John A. Boehner (OH) Gary Condit (CA)
Thomas Ewing (IL) Collin Peterson (MN)
John Doolittle (CA) Calvin Dooley (CA)
Bob Goodlatte (VA) Eva Clayton (NC)
Richard Pombo (CA) David Minge (MN)
Charles Canady (FL) Earl Hilliard (AL)
Nick Smith (MI) Earl Pomeroy (ND)
Terry Everett (AL) Tim Holden (PA)
Frank D. Lucas (OK) Cynthia McKinney (GA)
Ron Lewis (KY) Scotty Baesler (KY)
Richard H. Baker (LA) Karen Thurman (FL)
Michael Crapo (ID) Sanford Bishop (GA)
Ken Calvert (CA) Bennie G. Thompson (MS)
Helen Chenoweth (ID) Sam Farr (CA)
John N. Hostettler (IN) Ed Pastor (AZ)
Ed Bryant (TN) John Baldacci (ME)
Tom Latham (IA)
Wes Cooley (OR)
Mark Foley (FL)
Saxby Chambliss (GA)
Ray LaHood (IL)
Majority Staff Director: Minority Staff Director:
Gary Mitchell, 202/225-2171 Vernie Hubert, 202/225-0317
1301 Longworth 1305 Longworth
House Office Bldg. House Office Bldg.
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EVENTS YESTERDAY
In Washington, DC the Association of Community Organizations for Reform
Now (ACORN) held a demonstration at lunchtime at the annual meeting of the
National Association of Counties to protest Congressional action to cut the
school lunch program and send the money to the state as block grants. Rep.
Newt Gingrich (GA) was scheduled to speak at the luncheon, which was
cancelled as a result of the protest.
EVENTS IN PROGRESS
* "WELFARE REFORM WITH A HEART" GRASSROOTS CAMPAIGN
This is described in Null & Void of 3/6/85.
EVENTS PLANNED
* MARCH 14: NATIONAL CALL-IN DAY TO CONGRESS
* APRIL 5-7: HUNGER FAST
* APRIL 9: MOBILIZE FOR WOMEN'S LIVES
These are described in Null & Void of 3/6/85.
EVENTS STILL TO BE FINALIZED
* NATIONAL CHILDREN'S DAY
* CHILDREN'S RING AROUND THE CAPITOL
These are described in Null & Void of 3/6/85.
PICK ON PORK YOUR OWN SIZE
Yesterday, groups from the left, right and center came out to attack
"Corporate Pork." The centrist Progressive Policy Institute (PPI)
(202/547-0001) released a list of $265 billion in cuts to corporate pork
over the next five years. The conservative Cato Institute (202/842-0200)
endorsed the PPI proposals and came out with a list of $86 billion in cuts
to corporate pork.
HN4598
Leonard Adler
Research, Education, and Action on Poverty (REAP)
sponsors of "The Poor People's Congress"
202/898-1706; 800/HOPE-554 phone
202/371-1265 fax
Sent: March 7, 1995 5:51 pm PST Item: R0056AC
