Senate Democrats name for USDA funding for native meals banks, colleges to be restored

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Senate Democrats known as on the U.S. Division of Agriculture (USDA) to revive funding to native meals banks and colleges, after it canceled $1 billion in meals buy applications all through the nation.

In a letter Monday, Democratic Sens. Adam Schiff (Calif.), Ben Ray Luján (N.M.), Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.) led a gaggle of 31 Democrats in calling on Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to reverse the cancellation of the Native Meals Buy Help Cooperative Settlement Program (LFPA) and the Native Meals for Faculties Cooperative Settlement Program (LFS).

Of their letter, they wrote that these “successful” applications “allow states, territories, and Tribes to purchase local foods from nearby farmers and ranchers to be used for emergency food providers, schools, and child care centers.”

“At a time when food insecurity remains high, providing affordable, fresh food to food banks and families while supporting American farmers is critical,” they wrote.

“Notably, LFPA and LFS have benefitted producers and consumers by providing funding for purchases through all 50 states, four territories, and 84 tribal governments,” they added, noting the applications supported greater than 8,000 producers as of December 2024.

Within the letter, the Democrats additionally requested for an replace on the standing of the reimbursements for entities with agreements with USDA via LFPA and LFS, together with when the final reimbursement was acquired.

Additionally they requested whether or not the Trump administration has performed any assessments to find out the affect of the applications’ cancellations, and for a replica of that evaluation if it exists, together with solutions to their questions, by April 4.

The letter was additionally signed by Senate Minority Chief Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democratic Sens. Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Michael Bennet (Colo.), Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), Cory Booker (N.J.), Catherine Cortez Masto (Nev.), Dick Durbin (Ailing.), Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.),  Martin Heinrich (N.M.), John Hickenlooper (Colo.), Edward Markey (Mass.), Jeff Merkley (Ore.), Patty Murray (Wash.), Alex Padilla (Calif.), Gary Peters (Mich.), Jack Reed (R.I.), Jacky Rosen (Nev.), Elissa Slotkin (Mich.), Tina Smith (Minn.), Raphael Warnock (Ga.), Elizabeth Warren (Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (Md.), Peter Welch (Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) and Ron Wyden (Ore.), together with Impartial Sens. Angus King (Maine) and Bernie Sanders (Vt.).

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