Sen. Tester to USDA: 'Indian Country Needs Emergency Food and Nutrition Assistance Now' in Wake of Pandemic
June 06, 2020
June 06, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, issued the following news release on June 5:
U.S. Senator Jon Tester, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Committee Chairman Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) strongly urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to immediately make use of $50 million in Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) purchasing funds to ensure food security in Indian Country.
The FDPIR provides U.S. Depart . . .
U.S. Senator Jon Tester, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Committee Chairman Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) strongly urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to immediately make use of $50 million in Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) purchasing funds to ensure food security in Indian Country.
The FDPIR provides U.S. Depart . . .