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On the recordNovember 15, 2001
As important as agriculture is to America, this bill contains as much money or more for nutrition and feeding as it does for agricultural programs. This morning a man by the name of Robert Forney came to my office. Bob is an old friend. He was head of the Chicago Stock Exchange. When he retired last year, Bob Forney became the CEO of a program known as Second Harvest. Second Harvest is the largest emergency food provider in America. They keep the canned goods and other items of food available for families who are struggling. Bob came to tell me this morning that the challenge facing food banks across America and feeding programs is growing geometrically; 415,000 Americans lost their jobs last month.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the Agriculture appropriations bill and its impact on nutrition and food assistance programs.

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