Eva M. Clayton: “we observed World Food Day last week, and we paused to recognize that hunger is still a way of life for far too many in…”

“we observed World Food Day last week, and we paused to recognize that hunger is still a way of life for far too many in America and around the world. It is for that reason that I rise once again to urge this House and this Congress to pass the remaining provisions of the Hunger Relief Act, H.R. 3192. This legislation enjoys the support of 186 cosponsors in the House, Democrats and Republicans. The companion bill, S. 1805 enjoys the support of 35 cosponsors in the Senate, Democrats and Republicans. Nearly 1,400 national, State and local organizations in all 50 States have endorsed the Hunger Relief. Editorial boards, columns, articles and op-eds from the East Coast to the West Coast, from the far north to the far south, have expressed support for the act. Among those are The Washington Post, the Lincoln Journal Star, The New York Times, the Oregonian, the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Tulsa World, the Indianapolis Star, the Dallas Morning News, the Newark Star-Ledger and the North Carolina News and Observer. In a recent letter, 25 leaders from the religious community urged the President and the Congress to make food stamp benefit restoration for legal immigrants a top priority during the final days of this session.”