Welch, Sanders Introduces Legislation to Improve International Food Assistance to Global 'Hunger Hotspots' Facing Acute Food Insecurity
July 15, 2024
July 15, 2024
WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release:
Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) introduced the Streamlining International Food Assistance Act of 2024, legislation that strengthens the United States' ability to address global hunger by allowing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to use funds from the Food for Peace (FFP) food aid program to provide donations of U.S. commodities, alongside cash . . .
Senators Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) introduced the Streamlining International Food Assistance Act of 2024, legislation that strengthens the United States' ability to address global hunger by allowing the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to use funds from the Food for Peace (FFP) food aid program to provide donations of U.S. commodities, alongside cash . . .