Mike Levin: “I really want to thank you all for being here and for sharing your testimony today.”

USDA must take these findings seriously and act quickly to address the gaps identified by GAO.

I am also concerned that, following staffing cuts in 2025, USDA has failed to fill critical positions that support coordination with the Department of Veterans Affairs on veteran hunger.

We urge you to immediately reinstate the funding for these projects that were subject to blatantly partisan cancellation.

This blatant weaponization of federal taxpayer dollars to punish states based on their political leanings is wholly inappropriate and in violation of the Fifth Amendment’s guarantee of equal protection of the laws.