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I just recd this from the National Sustainable Ag Coalition You can make a call to senator Stabenow or Senator Levin to express your opinions and encourage them to support this upcoming amendment if it fits for you. Senator Stabenow = 517-203-1760 Senator Carl Levin= 202-224-6221 [National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition]<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=ET5Z3Wh2QGuT5XSAQncAC76CnRdCGto8&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsustainableagriculture.net> About<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=lieetT95farzV8a7sGUZY76CnRdCGto8&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsustainableagriculture.net%2Fabout-us> <http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=z%2FQY6HKHZXWiU%2Fb8%2Fy1ILr6CnRdCGto8&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.wiredforchange.com%2Fo%2F5735%2Ft%2F5167%2Fshop%2Fcustom.jsp%3Fdonate_page_KEY%3D2860> Donate<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=7bElXF4%2B5AYQYc0cWg%2Fdf76CnRdCGto8&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.wiredforchange.com%2Fo%2F5735%2Ft%2F12810%2Fshop%2Fcustom.jsp%3Fdonate_page_KEY%3D2860> Take Action<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=%2Fz6kiFAwc3xgwzpOkQGgR76CnRdCGto8&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsustainableagriculture.net%2Ftake-action%2F> Dear Vicki, Guess what? Last week, the Senate heard from us – and they listened! Because of calls from grassroots advocates like you, the Senate passed an amendment – the Durbin-Coburn amendment – that takes a bold first step towards reforming ballooning crop insurance subsidies for wealthy mega-farms in the 2013 Farm Bill! Calls from constituents helped encourage 59 Senators to support this common-sense, long overdue amendment. Even better, it will save taxpayers over 1.3 billion dollars and will ensure maximum support goes only to those who need it, not a handful of mega-farms. Grassroots action worked last week, but we can’t stop there. We’ll need your voice over the next few weeks more than ever – making calls and spreading the word about other amendments that make a real difference in the lives of farmers and invest in local communities. Can you make a call today to support local and regional food system development in the 2013 Farm Bill? Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced a critical amendment last week that will have a transformative impact on our food and farm system. The amendment increases funding for critical programs that directly help farmers and communities put solutions into action on the ground – including Community Food Projects, the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program, the Value-Added Producer Grants Program, and the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program. We need YOU to call your Senators today! Here’s the contact info for your two Senators: Sen. Carl Levin (202) 224-6221 Sen. Debbie Stabenow (202) 224-4822 Calling is easy – just dial the numbers above and leave a message like this one below with the person who answers the phone: “Hello, my name is ___ and I’m a constituent and a voter (and tell ‘em if you’re a farmer!). I would like to leave a message for Senator ___’s agriculture staffer. Can you take a message for me, please? The message is: I urge the Senator to co-sponsor and vote for Senator Brown’s local farm and food amendment in the 2013 Farm Bill floor debate. It is amendment number 1088. This amendment is critical to building a better future for food and farms in our state. Thank you.” And there’s much more at stake – check out NSAC’s Take Action page<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=hXcPDTnGiLUU%2FalXMTujxb6CnRdCGto8&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsalsa.wiredforchange.com%2Fo%2F5735%2Fp%2Fsalsa%2Fweb%2Fcommon%2Fpublic%2Fcontent%3Fcontent_item_KEY%3D9798> for a list of amendments that haven’t been voted on yet. They still have a chance to pass when the Senate returns to work on the farm bill, so it’s not too late to make a call! Thanks for all you do, Sarah and Shavaun, The NSAC Grassroots Team P.S. When you call, tell us how it went! <mailto:[log in to unmask]> P.P.S. Need a little refresher on the sometimes-confusing Farm Bill process? 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