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USDA urged to restore $1B in cancelled funding for food banks, school meals

Senator Angus King and 30 senators requested that the U.S. Department of Agriculture restore funding cuts affecting local food programs, believing it harms communities nationwide amidst rising food prices and instability.
Representative Chellie Pingree led over 80 House Democrats in expressing their concern over these cuts in a separate letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins.
About 180,000 Mainers, including 45,000 children, face hunger, according to Feeding America, emphasizing the impact of the funding cuts on local food access.
Senator Jared Golden criticized the funding cuts as wrong and indicated he would support federal programs aimed at improving food stability for residents in Maine.

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The High Point Enterprise

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Area food banks endure cuts

TRIAD — The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest N.C., whose service area includes Randolph and surrounding counties, is confronting the loss of hundreds of thousands of meals for people in need because of the recent elimination of funding for…

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WTSP

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Tampa food pantry faces challenges after USDA cancels funding for schools, food banks

The USDA recently announced it was canceling $1 billion in funding for schools and food banks to purchase food from local suppliers.

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Mountain Democrat

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Senators seek to restore $1 billion for meals at schools, elsewhere

(The Center Square) - U.S. senators from California and Nevada joined their Democratic colleagues to call on Trump and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate a reported $1 billion for meals provided by schools and others.

10 days ago

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Boston Globe

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‘How will we pay our bills?’ Impact of USDA cuts reverberates for farmers in Rhode Island. - The Boston Globe

Farm Fresh R.I. says the cuts to the USDA will mean a loss of nearly $3 million for local food programs and have an impact on about 100 local businesses.

10 days ago·Boston, United States

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The Daily Advance

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Food Bank facing $1M in federal funding cuts

A U.S. government shutdown was averted last weekend, but Food Bank of the Albemarle representatives and other local charitable representatives aren’t resting.

10 days ago

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The Daily Gazette

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Food bank local farm program slashed by fed funding cuts

ALBANY — A state grant program allowing food banks and other nonprofit organizations to purchase and distribute food from local farmers will not have a third round of funding due to cuts in federal funding made by President Donald Trump's…

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