Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. McCollum). Ms. McCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, today, I rise in support of my bill, the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022, a bipartisan bill, which I worked on with Mr. Smith to reaffirm the United States' commitment to fighting hunger and poverty worldwide. It truly has been a bipartisan effort. This bill builds upon the landmark Global Food Security Act of 2016. It reauthorizes the incredibly successful Feed the Future initiative, which has carried out lifesaving programs and helped millions of people break the cycle of poverty and hunger. This legislation reauthorizes GFSA to 2028 and makes commonsense updates to reflect the changing landscape of global hunger. Specifically, this bill emphasizes agriculture-led economic growth and strengthening resilience against climate change and the global COVID-19 pandemic. This will help reduce malnutrition in women and children. By supporting small farmers and women farmers, in particular, we can increase food production and incomes so that families and communities around the world may improve their way of life. This legislation will also help to create a more stable world, as has been mentioned, by helping millions of people in the world's poorest countries become self-sufficient in feeding themselves.…”