ADVOCACY & POLICY UPDATES
Keeping the Government Funded
Last week, Congress once again passed a short-term spending package that will keep the government open while they try to finalize a spending agreement for the current fiscal year.
Keeping the Government Funded
Last week, Congress once again passed a short-term spending package that will keep the government open while they try to finalize a spending agreement for the current fiscal year.
WIC se enfrenta a una crisis. ¡Necesitamos que todos ustedes den un paso al frente y hablen por las mujeres, los bebés, y los niños de Pensilvania!
WIC is facing a crisis. We need all of you to step up and speak out for Pennsylvania Women, Infants, and Children!
As we enter 2024, Congress is working to finalize a spending deal for the current fiscal year before the March spending deadlines. If WIC does not receive additional funding in the next spending plan, the program would face a roughly $1 billion shortfall in 2024.
Keeping the Government Funded
This week, Congress passed a short-term spending package that will keep the government open into the new year.
WIC Funding Crisis: Yesterday we sent out an Advocacy Alert to our network encouraging people to participate in a National WIC Day of Action and tell Congress to include funding for WIC in the next short-term spending package and fully fund WIC in the Fiscal Year 2024 appropriations package. If you didn’t have a chance to participate, it’s not too late to speak up for WIC!