Child Nutrion Bill Stalled

Maybe I am lame by copying and pasting an email I got from ADA on here, but this is important! The Child Nutrition bill is stalled in Congress and it needs your help!

Child Nutrition programs make a difference to many American kids: this bill helps update the program to improve the nutritional standards,  provides additional funding, and promotes the use of farm to school programs. Slow Food USA has a really easy link to help you identify your senators and send them the right message regarding the child nutrition act.
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"Child Nutrition Programs Need Your Support: Contact Your Senators Today

On March 24, the Senate Agriculture Committee unanimously passed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Unfortunately, momentum on the bill has since stalled. With a crowded summer Congressional calendar, the bill could miss the current September 30 deadline for passage if ADA members don't act to tell Senate leaders: "Get this done – now!"

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 invests $4.5 billion in new child nutrition program funding over the next 10 years, and includes numerous ADA priorities such as updating national nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools; stronger school wellness policies; increased meal reimbursements; funding child nutrition research; and establishing professional standards for school nutrition directors. 

To continue the bill's movement toward passage, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln (D.-Ark.) and Ranking Member Saxby Chambliss (R.-Ga.) are circulating a "Dear Colleague" letter addressed to Senate leadership, asking them to prioritize and make time for the bill on the Senate floor. We need as many Senators as possible to sign on to this letter to show broad support for getting the Child Nutrition Reauthorization done before September30. 

Please call, fax or e-mail your Senator's office and ask him or her to sign onto this letter. The deadline for Senators to sign on is May 19."