Following Calls Led By Hawai'i Congressional Delegation, USDA Increases Summer Meal Benefit For Kids
January 30, 2024
January 30, 2024
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
Following calls led by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will increase the recently-authorized summer meal benefit for children in Hawai'i to account for the higher cost of food in the state. This summer, children in Hawai'i will re . . .
Following calls led by U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it will increase the recently-authorized summer meal benefit for children in Hawai'i to account for the higher cost of food in the state. This summer, children in Hawai'i will re . . .