Restore Funding for Lifesaving Food Aid

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Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the 28th time to call on the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for malnourished children.

This program began 70 years ago, an idea from a Kansas farmer, and it was launched by President Eisenhower. They called it Food for Peace, and it sent American-grown grain to hungry people around the world. It has enjoyed bipartisan support from Democrat and Republican Presidents for 70 years.

This Republican Congress passed a funding bill to continue to fund the program, but the Trump administration continues to hold up funding. Every day they do, children are starving and American farmers are not getting paid.

The crazy part is that the administration has said over and over that they intend to relaunch the program, but it has been 6 months. What are they waiting for?

They should do what they say they are going to do, stop delaying, and stop gaslighting. They should just do it. Every day counts.

I will continue to speak on this floor until they do.

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