Press Releases
Beckmann to Speak on ‘Ending Hunger: The People and Congress’ at the Press Club
Washington, DC, September 7, 2010 – Leading anti-hunger and poverty advocate Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World and 2010 World Food Prize laureate, will speak on “Ending Hunger: The People and Congress” at a National Press Club luncheon on September 13 at 12:30 p.m.
Bread for the World Mourns Passing of Bob Forney
Washington, DC, September 1, 2010 – Bread for the World mourns the death of Bob Forney, an outstanding person who did much to save people from hunger and starvation around the globe. Forney, 69, died Sunday night at his Indiana home.
New Bill Takes Away Food Benefits for the Poor to Pay for Health Costs for the Poor
Washington, DC, August 11, 2010 – Bread for the World is disappointed that the U.S. Congress did not find alternate funding to pay for the $26 billion state aid bill passed Tuesday. The funds will be used by states to pay for critical items such as Medicaid reimbursements and salaries for teachers, firefighters, and police officers. Unfortunately, the bill was paid for by reducing future funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP—formerly called food stamps).
Bread for the World Urges Senate to Continue Funding SNAP Benefits
Washington, DC, August 10, 2010 – Bread for the World is calling on the U.S. Senate to find a way to fund the extension of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) program that does not rely on cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps).
Bread for the World Urges Senate to Continue Funding SNAP Benefits
Washington, DC, August 3, 2010 – Bread for the World is calling on the U.S. Senate to find a way to fund the extension of the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) program that does not rely on cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps).
Bread for the World Urges White House Support For the Rewrite of 1961 Foreign Assistance Act
Washington, DC, July 2, 2010 – Bread for the World President David Beckmann issued the following statement today: "We look forward to the public release of the full President’s Study Directive on development and foreign aid."
David Beckmann Testifies Before Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Commission
Washington, DC, July 1, 2010 – As part of his testimony before the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform late yesterday afternoon, Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, asked members of Congress to remember hungry and poor people as they work toward making government spending more efficient.
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Bread for the World Praises Muskoka Initiative, Urges Rich Countries to Fulfill Pledges
Washington, DC, June 28, 2010 – Bread for the World today praised the new commitment made by the world’s richest countries to improve the health of mothers and children, but urged G-8 countries to back the $5 billion initiative with additional funding.
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Bread for the World Urges Leaders Not to Forget Poorest Victims of Gulf Oil Spill
Washington, DC, June 24, 2010 – Bread for the World is urging leaders and experts not to forget hungry and poor people who are being impacted by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill as British Petroleum begins compensating workers and businesses affected by the company’s leaking oil well.
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Beckmann Named World Food Prize Laureate
Washington, DC, June 16, 2010 – Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World, has been named a 2010 World Food Prize laureate, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today.
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