DELTA GRASSROOTS CAUCUS for DELTA GRASSROOTS CAUCUS
No amount is shown when the filer reports less than $5,000 for the period, which the form does not ask them to state.
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Economics/Economic Development ECN
Support for legislation promoting the economic development of the eight-state, 240-county impoverished region of the Mississippi Delta, including a larger budget in the energy and water appropriations bill for the Delta Regional Authority, a federal-state agency promoting the region's development. The organization promotes legislation aimed at improvements in agriculture, transportation, job creation, hunger and nutrition, rural development, and other activities aimed at promoting economic progress in the Delta.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LEE RILEY POWELL | N/A |
Health Issues HCR
We support legislation aimed at attacking hunger and improving nutrition for the people of the eight-state, 240-county Mississippi Delta region, which suffers from abnormally high rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses. We are support a good nutrition section in this year's farm bill, which will include the Food Stamp program, school lunch, Women, Infants and Children Nutrition program, TEFAP, and other programs aimed at fighting hunger and improving nutrition.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| LEE RILEY POWELL | N/A |
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