For weeks, Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) has been turning up the heat on Congressional Democrats in an effort to stop the proposed $20 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, AKA food stamps).
On Monday, June 17, PDA members nationwide protested athigh-profile Congressional officesfrom California to Florida to Illinois to Massachusetts. (Above, PDA members-- including Advisory Board Chair Mimi Kennedy-- protest outside of Congressman Henry Waxman's office in Southern California. More photos of nationwide protest here.)
PDA activists demonstrated at the offices of influential members of Congress, like Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. Here is the list:
- Rep Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, CA-12: (415) 556-4862
- Rep Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, DNC Chair, FL-23 954-437-3936
- Rep Steny Hoyer, House Minority Whip, MD-05 (301) 474-0119
- Rep Henry Waxman CA-33 310-652-3095
- Rep Richard Neal, MA-05 (413) 785-0325
On Wednesday, June 19, PDA members visited the offices of more than 200 members of Congress and urged them to vote against the food stamp cuts. In Arizona,PDA activists delivered letters to the offices of Ron Barber, Ann Kirkpatrick, and Kyrsten Sinema.
View PDA's letter Congress and related links after the jump.
