Mike Conaway: “At a time when leaders of both parties are promoting evidence-based policy making, testing such an idea and rigorously…”

I want American farmers participating in this, and American people support these programs in large part because they think it is American-grown products that are being used over there.

It is critical and absolutely crucial that food assistance and agriculture development efforts focus on building resilience.

The Farmers to Families Food Box Program (FFFBP) was the victim of a rushed process that included no engagement with current distributors and nonprofits and resulted in cherry-picked contractors who were not qualified.

Given the effectiveness of the Food for Peace Program, I believe, and the support from stakeholders, it is clear and important that we maintain that bipartisan effort.