02/27/2017
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"I support USDA's efforts to encourage veterans to get into farming and to support them throughout the process."
"Over 1.5 million veterans receive SNAP benefits annually, and post-9/11 veterans experience food insecurity at a rate almost double the average."
"Making the connection from farm to fork provides a great opportunity for people in both urban and rural areas..."
"SNAP has important short-term benefits, reducing hunger and poverty, increasing demand for food, as well as important long-term benefits."