David Beckmann
Congress Agrees on Appropriations Legislation
It’s good news that Congress this week approved appropriations legislation for the current fiscal year. The budget and appropriations...
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David Beckmann
- Feb 21
- 2 min
A New Community
I was recently appointed Dean’s Advisor for Political and Economic Justice at Virginia Theological Seminary. This is a three-year...
David Beckmann
- Nov 19, 2021
- 1 min
An Early Thanksgiving
The House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better bill on the morning of November 19. Assuming it will also pass the Senate, this...
David Beckmann
- Nov 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Investment and Jobs Act Will Help Reduce Poverty
I’m delighted by the bipartisan enactment of the Investment and Jobs Act. It includes major components that will disproportionately...
David Beckmann
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
A Personal Update
Big things are happening now in our nation and for me personally. Congress is negotiating a transformational recovery package, including...
David Beckmann
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
Support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
These 17 Republican senators and all the Democratic senators voted together last night to begin debate on the bipartisan infrastructure...
David Beckmann
- Jun 27, 2021
- 3 min
Bread for the World Now
In this week’s webcast, Eugene Cho talks about Bread for the World, the nation’s largest faith-based advocacy organization on issues...
David Beckmann
- Jun 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Politics of Global Poverty and a Push to Reduce Child Malnutrition
President Biden has this week launched an international initiative to bring COVID under control all over the world. We know from his...
David Beckmann
- Jun 6, 2021
- 3 min
The Strengths of Ecumenical Protestants
My experience as president of Bread for the World convinced me that faith-based legislative advocacy works. Bread and its members win...
David Beckmann
- Jun 2, 2021
- 1 min
Asking Young People to Help us Build Back Better
What an honor to receive an honorary doctorate from the College of the Holy Cross. My brief remarks encouraged the students and their...
David Beckmann
- May 30, 2021
- 2 min
Faith-Based Organizing and Low-Income People Speaking Up for Themselves
Long-term polling data indicates that political participation among low-income and less educated voters has been consistently low for...
David Beckmann
- May 26, 2021
- 1 min
Build Back Better - Through the Eyes of Faith
How familiar are you with President Biden’s economic recovery proposals? Have you thought through the big economic decisions our nation’s...
David Beckmann
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Poverty, God, Politics Webcast Series
Our nation and world are still suffering the pandemic, our nation’s politics are still broken, and most white Christians would vote again...
David Beckmann
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
The American Jobs Act
President Biden’s first big piece of legislation, the American Rescue Plan, is already delivering very substantial help to low-income...
David Beckmann
- Feb 11, 2021
- 3 min
Biden and Economic Opportunity for All
U.S. policies have shifted more to the benefit of poor and near-poor people in President Biden’s first month than in any month in the...
David Beckmann
- Dec 10, 2020
- 3 min
One Win and Two Challenges
The nation is exhausted by COVID and now more deeply divided by President Trump’s shameless challenge to the election results. But in the...
David Beckmann
- Oct 5, 2020
- 2 min
Biden’s Anti-Poverty Strategy
Vice President Biden has charted a course to put us on track toward ending poverty in America. A diverse array of church leaders have...
Rev. David Beckmann
- Sep 28, 2020
- 3 min
We Had Given Up Hope
Advocates on hunger and poverty issues won a surprising victory last week - a major allocation of funding for nutrition assistance. The...
Rev. David Beckmann
- Jul 1, 2020
- 3 min
Looking Back, Looking Forward
Today is my first day after retiring from nearly three decades as the president of Bread for the World. My heart is awash in gratitude....
Rev. David Beckmann
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Letter to Congress: The Next COVID-Response Bill Should Help People Who Most Need Help
Hunger is surging in our country and around the world. A new Brookings Institution survey reveals that 40 percent of U.S. mothers with...