Congressional food stamp letter sent to Vilsack
February 19, 2014 | 06:44 PM
A total of 98 members of Congress —16 senators and 74 House members sent Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack a letter Tuesday urging him to delay implementation of the farm bill provision requiring the states to make a payment of as least $20 per year under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program in order to trigger a higher food stamp benefit.
All the signers came from the 15 states that implement a LIHEAP policy — California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin — but not all senators and members from those states signed the letter.
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All the signers came from the 15 states that implement a LIHEAP policy — California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin — but not all senators and members from those states signed the letter.
Signatures on food stamps letter
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- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.
- Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif.
- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.
- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.
- Sen. Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa.
- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
- Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass.
- Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J.
- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.
- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Conn.
- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash.
- Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I.
- Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I.
- Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif.
- Rep. Tim Bishop, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore.
- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore.
- Rep. Robert Brady, D-Pa.
- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-Calif.
- Rep. Lois Capps, D-Calif.
- Rep. Michael Capuano, D-Mass.
- Rep. Tony Cárdenas, D-Calif.
- Rep. Matthew Cartwright, D-Pa.
- Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif.
- Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I.
- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass.
- Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y.
- Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich.
- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn.
- Rep. Joseph Crowley, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore.
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.
- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash.
- Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa.
- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-Conn.
- Rep. Sam Farr, D-Calif.
- Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa.
- Rep. Joe Heck, R-Nev.
- Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y.
- Rep. James Himes, D-Conn.
- Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J.
- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif.
- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y.
- Rep. William Keating, D-Mass.
- Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I.
- Rep. Dale Kildee, D-Mich.
- Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash.
- Rep. John Kline, R-Minn.
- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-N.H.
- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I.
- Rep. John Larson, D-Conn.
- Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif.
- Rep. Sander Levin, D-Mich
- Rep. Alan Lowenthal, D-Calif.
- Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass.
- Rep. Dan Maffei, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Sean P. Maloney, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif.
- Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash.
- Rep. James McGovern, D-Mass.
- Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wis.
- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Grace Napolitano, D-Calif.
- Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass.
- Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J.
- Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J.
- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisc.
- Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Linda T. Sánchez, D-Calif.
- Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif.
- Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore.
- Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa.
- Rep. José Serrano, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Carol Shea-Porter, D-N.H.
- Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J.
- Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.
- Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.
- Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.
- Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif.
- Rep. John Tierney, D-Mass.
- Rep. Paul Tonko, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Niki Tsongas, D-Mass.
- Rep. Juan Vargas, D-Calif.
- Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.
- Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.
- Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt.