Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana says, "Achieving food security for all people also would have profound implications for peace and U.S. national security. Hungry people are desperate people, and desperation often sows the seeds of conflict and extremism."
Lugar, along with Senator Bob Casey (PA), has co-sponsored the Global Food Security Act (S. 384). There is ample reason for the Senate to pass this bill swiftly. There are nearly 1 billion people suffering from hunger worldwide. Hunger is crushing millions in Pakistan following massive flooding. Funding for the World Food Programme and other agencies remains low.
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