Daniel Inouye: “I would like to ask my esteemed colleague, Senator Bumpers, chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural…”

“I would like to ask my esteemed colleague, Senator Bumpers, chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies, to clarify a point in the rescission package that may affect Indian tribes and needy Indian people of our country. The House-passed bill and the Senate bill contain rescissions directed at the Food Donations Program for Selected Groups within the Agriculture Department's Food and Nutrition Service. Can the chairman expand on the report language which indicates that this rescission will not affect the availability of commodity foods available to Indian reservations?”