End Hunger Now

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Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, the Trump administration is going after the food budgets of regular people, canceling programs that improve access to nutritious, locally grown produce.

It is bad for consumers, bad for hungry people, bad for public health, and bad for farmers.

Last week, Trump doubled down on this cruelty, cutting the benefit for fruit and vegetables in the WIC program by two-thirds.

Who does that?

WIC provides pregnant women, new moms, and young children with the nutritious food they need to remain healthy, and the fruit and vegetable benefit has meant families can eat more nutritiously.

This budget would mean young kids get just $10 per month, and breastfeeding moms will see their benefits reduced to $13 per month.

Mr. Speaker, you have been to the grocery store, and $10 doesn't buy you a whole lot of nutritious food in Trump's economy.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my Republican colleagues in Congress to do the right thing for once. Reject Trump's budget. Fully fund WIC to reverse the cuts to food programs, and end hunger now.

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