Eliot Engel actually said...

We can save hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars by purchasing food aid closer to the destination countries.

Since 1954, the Food for Peace Program has fed more than 1 billion people around the world and saved countless lives.

But the right thing to do is to enact sensible reforms that save taxpayer money and, most importantly, save lives.

Monetization is also exceedingly wasteful. According to the GAO, at least 25 cents of every dollar is lost during this process.