Your budget would cut the USDA budget by 32 percent; threaten the ability of some poor rural communities to access clean drinking water; jeopardize SNAP benefits for 46 million Americans; reduce nutritional foods for women, infants, and children; eliminate Food for Peace and McGovern-Dole, which feeds vulnerable children across the globe.
Lowey outlines the negative impacts of the proposed budget cuts.
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