Letter Signed by Democrats and Republicans Calling for Increased McGovern-Dole Funding

A group House members recently signed a letter recently calling for increased funding for McGovern-Dole global school lunch program. This is critical especially with the number of hunger emergencies around the world.

Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Stee Watkings (R-KS) led the initiative which includes about 100 members including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Hopefully the w whole congress will support the increased funding. Here is a copy of the letter and all the signatories.

Congress can unite over food

It seems like Democrats and Republicans never agree on anything. But think again. They are finding common ground over food. And it could make a huge difference for America.

When Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) recently signed on to the Hunger Free Summer for Kids Act of 2015, he found allies from across the aisle. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) joined him. So did Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.). From his party Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) were among the first to join Brown.

Read the full article at The Hill:

Congress Must Hear the Cries of Hunger From Abroad

As Congress debates the foreign aid budget, they should hear the cries of hunger from abroad. They should also listen to the echoes of history.

In fact, one of these came at a recent congressional hearing on the foreign aid budget, which included activists Ben Affleck and Bill Gates. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) mentioned the 1948 Marshall Plan, which rebuilt Europe and won the peace after World War II.

Read my full commentary at The Huffington Post.

House to vote on bill that fights world hunger

It won’t make headlines that the House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill that fights global hunger. But it’s truly an event that can change the world, if we have the will.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Budget fight in Congress harms starving Syrian refugees

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is urging Congress to increase funding to aid Syrian refugees. As winter arrives, the refugees from the civil war are facing starvation.

Read the full article at Examiner.

Senate can pass bill that will feed millions of hungry Americans

Feeding America is calling upon the Senate to act quickly and pass the America Gives More Act. The legislation will help feed millions of hungry Americans. A version already passed in the House of Representatives this summer.

Read the full article at Examiner.

New Congress can tackle school breakfast gap

We are just days away from a newly-elected Congress. One legislative priority they have upcoming is the Child Nutrition bill. The current version of the bill expires in 2015.

Read the article at Examiner.

How Congress can fight child hunger in America

It was President Harry Truman who once said “No nation is any healthier than its children.” So where do things stand right now in America? Over twenty percent of children live with hunger or “food insecurity.”

Read the article at Examiner.