Subject for today’s phone message to Congressman Michael Baumgartner (R-WA): Funding cuts to food pantries

Hi, my name is Richard Rupp and I’m a constituent from Colton WA.

My wife and I volunteer at the Food Pantry in your hometown of Colton and also Uniontown. We supply much needed food to seniors on limited incomes and young working families. The majority of the food we give out comes either directly from the USDA or through federal grant programs. Today our monthly supply truck dropped off half the food supplies we usually receive. The grant funding to buy additional food like hamburger from local producers has been eliminated.

How does taking food away from children and seniors make America great?

Congress needs to act to make sure the money they lawfully appropriated is being spent on the designated programs and not being redirected into tax cuts for the president’s billionaire friends.

Thank you for your time and consideration.