Opinion: The poor lose
Linking aid for 35 million hungry Americans to a $26 billion agribusiness trough is a travesty. The Senate should rally for a crop insurance program and put some savings toward food aid. Congress could fund food banks faster by moving authority out of the farm bill. Administration could dig deeper to finance struggling food pantries and soup kitchens.
The New York Times 2007-12-07
Categories: Editorials, FOODCHAIN, OPINION
Index: Center for Responsive Politics, Democrat, emergency food aid, farm bill, farm state senators, farm/food bill, food stamps, Frank Lautenberg, Indiana, New Jersey, Republican, Richard Lugar