On the recordNovember 16, 2009
Fortunately, the Congress had the wisdom to include in the Recovery and Reinvestment Act more resources for SNAP, more resources for food assistance.
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congress.govFortunately, the Congress had the wisdom to include in the Recovery and Reinvestment Act more resources for SNAP, more resources for food assistance.
Vilsack praises Congress for increasing food assistance resources in the Recovery Act.
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