Legislative Updates
02/15/2007
Letter to House
Committee on Agriculture - USDA Farm Bill
Senior Nutrition Update
09/27/06
Featuring: Older Americans Act Reauthorization, Appropriations,
Elder Justice Act, White House Conference on Aging Final Report
05/24/06
Featuring: Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition (AHNC) meeting, Congressional
Budget Process, Tax Cut Reconciliation Bill
03/30/06
Featuring: state Farmer's Market Program, preliminary report from
the White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA), reauthorization of
the Older Americans Act (OAA) proposed
2/23/06
Featuring: Federal FY 2007 Budget cuts reduce OAA Nutrition
Programs and eliminates the Commodity Supplemental Food Program
2/22/06
Featuring: Washington State News - School Breakfast Program,
Hunger Action Day; Federal News - FY2006 Budget, FY2007 President's
Budget Proposal, 2007 Farm Bill
12/20/05
Featuring: Stay informed about 2006 Washington State Legislature
through the Children's Alliance Action Center; Anti-Hunger and Nutrition
Coalition Annual Meeting; USDA to Release Proposed Rule on Changes
to the WIC Food Package; Events; Interesting Reading
12/13/05
Featuring: issues related to Senior Nutrition, including the Anti
Hunger and Nutrition Coalition's legislative agenda, the Older Americans
Act, the White House Conference on Aging
10/28/05
Featuring: issues related to Senior Nutrition, Medicaid Part D -
Rx Program, White House Conference on Aging and Washington State
Delegates
9/28/05
Featuring: "Federal Budget Priorities: Food Stamps, Medicaid & TANF
Cuts", "For Federal Employees: Being an Advocate From the Inside".
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