Opinion: The poor lose

12-07-2007

Linking aid for 35 million hungry Americans to a $26 billion agribusiness trough is a travesty. The Senate should rally for a crop insurance program and put some savings toward food aid. Congress could fund food banks faster by moving authority out of the farm bill. Administration could dig deeper to finance struggling food pantries and soup kitchens.

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Tags: Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat, emergency food aid, farm bill, farm state senators, farm/food bill, food stamps, Frank Lautenberg, Indiana, New Jersey, Republican, Richard Lugar




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