On the recordJune 20, 2012
My amendment redirects funding currently going to the States for the administration of SNAP. It puts that money in TEFAP, which provides funding to the Secretary of Agriculture to make commodity purchases given to food banks. I am sure my colleagues are aware of the difficult situation in our food banks right now. They are under immense pressure in these very difficult economic times. The importance of TEFAP is it provides food banks with commodities. This amendment takes money currently used to encourage the States to do something that they ought to be doing anyway and reinvests in a program that actually provides food to Americans who need it the most. I urge a ``yes'' vote and yield back my time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Michigan.
