We can help address the need for emergency food bank support by providing an additional $900 million for food purchases through TEFAP.

I co-chair the SEEC (Sustainable Energy & Environment Coalition) Climate and Agriculture Task Force, along with my friend and colleague Representative Chellie Pingree.

What we need are commonsense adjustments to ensure that these programs are serving our producers and their land well.

I would love to follow up about that just because if our goals are to support family farms and to support renewable energy sources, reducing geographic limitations would be fantastic.

we should frankly just allow full-time students access to the SNAP programs.

Applying can feel like a full-time job in itself.

Food is preventative medicine if you choose the right foods.

Today, I would like to focus on The Emergency Food Assistance Program, or TEFAP.

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 just want to take a moment to emphasize just how important this is.

REAP is an incredibly important program for farmers and businesses in Washington State and my district.

the primary program to help individuals facing food insecurity in this country is SNAP. It is not food banks.