Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Congress Must Strengthen Farm Bill to Fight Unfolding Hunger Crisis
August 07, 2026
August 07, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following statement on Aug. 6, 2026, by President Sharon Parrot on the Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill vote:
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Congress Must Strengthen Farm Bill to Fight Unfolding Hunger Crisis
A child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight: it's very likely that more than 1.5 million children nationwide have lost food assistance in the wake of unprecedented SNAP cuts in last ye . . .
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Congress Must Strengthen Farm Bill to Fight Unfolding Hunger Crisis
A child hunger crisis is unfolding in plain sight: it's very likely that more than 1.5 million children nationwide have lost food assistance in the wake of unprecedented SNAP cuts in last ye . . .