For the last several monthess i along with Ranking Member and colleagues on this committee have been working on a new farm bill. An important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each title. Im proud to say the committee has officially conducted the work, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays hearing covers the four and five. Two titles remain. The reauthorization process affords us the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to insure that theyre operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs to measure overall but many can benefit from increased deficiency, improved integrity and the reduction of waste. As we conduct this review, it is important to remember the purpose of these critical nutrition programs. Theyre not about long term. Theyre about giving aid in times of trouble. Theyre about insuring our nations security, helping folks become productive members of our economy and assisting the vulnerable among us who cannot help
Said it committee to order. Over the last several months, i, along with Ranking Member stabbed know and colleagues have been working on a new farm bill. Ranking member stabbed and now debbie , and colleagues have been working on a new farm bill. We have held hearings on eight titles. Todays hearing covers the nutrition programs for the farm bill. Two topics remain. Progresshorization affords us the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to ensure that they are operating efficiently and effectively. Program needs a major overhaul, but many programs can benefit from increased efficiency, improved integrity, and the production of waste. They are about ensuring our and aboutonomy assisting the vulnerable among us who cannot help themselves. Part of a thorough review includes a verifying that the programs are being administered and implemented properly at the federal and state levels. Unfortunately, we have learned of some significant issues regarding be administration and ov
Talking about how states administer the program. Another Panel Focused on barriers to nutritional food access in rural areas as snaps Economic Impact on local communities. This hearing is 2 1 2 hours. Good morning. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agricultural nutrition in order. Over the last several months, i along with a Ranking Member and our colleagues on this committee having working on a new farm bill, an important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each farm bill title and to listen to stake holders. Im proud to say that the committee has sufficiently conducted our work in this area, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays meeting cover Nutrition Program on farm bill. Two titles remain, the process as far as the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to ensure that they are operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs a Major Overhaul but many federal programs can benefit from increased efficiency, improv
Good morning. I call this meeting of the Senate Committee on agricultural nutrition in order. Over the last several months, i along with a Ranking Member and our colleagues on this committee having working on a new farm bill, an important part of this process has been to hold hearings on each farm bill title and to listen to stake holders. Im proud to say that the committee has sufficiently conducted our work in this area, having held hearings so far on eight titles. Todays meeting cover Nutrition Program on farm bill. Two titles remain, the process as far as the opportunity to review the full range of usda programs to ensure that they are operating efficiently and effectively. Not every Program Needs a Major Overhaul but many federal programs can benefit from increased efficiency, improved integrity and the production of waste. As we conduct this review, it is important to remember the purpose of these critical Nutrition Programs. They are not about longterm dependency, they are being
The chair will alternate recognition between the parties. All time shall be equally allocated between the parties. And in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. Each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip shall be limited to five minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from illinois, mr. Gutierrez, for five minutes. R. Gutierrez mr. Speaker, monday i returned from my third trip to puerto rico since Hurricane Maria devastated the island almost two months ago. I wish i could report a lot of progress is being made, but i cant. Its still a disaster and its a stain on the reputation of the United States of america. Most places dont have power. Generators, the sound you hear humming in every corner of the island, are running ragged from overuse. In many places the water is not on because the power is not on to pump it. And drinkable water mixes with sewer water all over the identifyland. Island. As you can see from this picture, people are tappin