Jack Kingston: “I do want to point out some of the things that this program is doing in Pakistan, Haiti, the Sudan, and Afghanistan. And…”

“I do want to point out some of the things that this program is doing in Pakistan, Haiti, the Sudan, and Afghanistan. And I will submit that for the Record. P.L. 480 Title II History For more than 50 years, the United States Government has played a lead role in meeting emergency humanitarian food needs through P.L. 480 Title II (Title II). Some of the first U.S. food assistance resources assisted the war-devastated economies of Europe. As these economies regained their strength they began to pay for American farm commodities. President Eisenhower signed P.L. 480 Title II into law in 1954 and it was later renamed the ``Food for Peace'' Act. Current Need and Impact of Cuts Currently, overall U.S. funding to WFP feeds on average 35 million people. A cut of Title II to $1,040,198, as marked-up by the House Agricultural Appropriations sub-committee, would mean that 15 million people--primarily women and children-- suffering from hunger as a result of conflict and natural disasters would lose access to life saving food. These cuts would significantly reduce the United States' ability to address instability in volatile countries and decrease its capacity to respond quickly to the needs of hungry people affected by natural disaster or armed conflict. Title II Assists People Affected by Natural Disasters Pakistan In July 2010, floods ravaged Pakistan, affecting millions.…”