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Hipp: Feds need to work with tribal governments, Native farmers


Hipp: Feds need to work with tribal governments, Native farmers
Janie Simms Hipp speaking in her capacity as CEO of the Native American Agriculture Fund to the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference. Screenshot
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The federal government needs to work on a more equal level with tribal governments, and Native American farmers need contracts to provide foods for federal food assistance programs, Janie Simms Hipp, President Biden’s nominee for Agriculture Department general counsel, said in a video that was released Tuesday but taped on Friday.
The White House announced Hipp’s nomination on Monday and sent the Hipp nomination to the Senate today. ....

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Food Podcast: Pittsburgh food bank's Denny McManus discusses food assistant programs


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Courtesy of Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Denny McManus, left, joined by Rep. Dan Miller and Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank President & CEO Lisa Scales.
 
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As the Government Affairs Director for Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Denny McManus has interacted with dozens of elected officials throughout the years.
“Oftentimes, government is fairly complicated,” he said. “We can help to simplify those things.”
McManus oversees the impact of governmental food assistance programs including The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), State Food Purchase Program (SFPP), Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP), Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus Program (PASS) and the new Farmers to Families food box program. ....

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