04/17/2023
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"the primary program to help individuals facing food insecurity in this country is SNAP. It is not food banks."
"the local offices that help farmers on the ground are simply not staffed, and so, this puts undue burden on local conservation districts to fill in the gaps"
"I am also a cosponsor of Representative Pingree's Agriculture Resilience Act (H.R. 2803), which creates opportunities to directly enable agriculture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions."
"I think that is a great idea, and it opens us up to more of the small family farms that we are looking to support and bring into these programs."