James M. Jeffords: “Hunger in this time of prosperity should not be tolerated by people of any party affiliation. The American people…”

“Hunger in this time of prosperity should not be tolerated by people of any party affiliation. The American people overwhelmingly support hunger relief efforts, and many of them volunteer their time and resources to help in their communities. I'm encouraged that the groundwork for modest hunger relief has been laid entirely in a bipartisan spirit, and should continue this way through passage of legislation that the experts on the Agriculture Committee have perfected. I join my colleagues from both sides of the aisle in inviting the Budget Committee to preserve this spirit as it reserves $2.5 billion over five years for hunger relief legislation. This will produce a significant bipartisan, moderate accomplishment this session for people in obvious need.”