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America's Second Harvest
New Survey Underscores Urgent Need for Farm Bill as Demands Are Up, Food Down
June 1st, 2008
Food banks across America are reporting a significant increase in the number of people seeking emergency food assistance, at the same time they are experiencing dwindling food inventories, forcing many food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries to cut back food distribution and adjust operations to meet demands. Meanwhile, Congress is expected to vote on the Farm Bill this week, which President Bush has threatened to veto. Enactment of the bill would dramatically improve the situation facing low-income Americans and emergency feeding organizations by providing more funding for federal nutrition programs, including the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the Food Stamp...
Source: Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly (2008-06-01)
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