Following Topline Budget Agreement, Congress Must Act to Fully Fund WIC in 2024
January 11, 2024
January 11, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
For the past 25 years, Congress has upheld a bipartisan commitment to provide full funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to serve every eligible participant that applies. Following this week's announcement of a bipartisan agreement on topline funding levels for fiscal year 2024 appropriations and as negotiations still continue in C . . .
For the past 25 years, Congress has upheld a bipartisan commitment to provide full funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to serve every eligible participant that applies. Following this week's announcement of a bipartisan agreement on topline funding levels for fiscal year 2024 appropriations and as negotiations still continue in C . . .