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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the proposed American Families Plan includes $300 billion for the USDA to purchase and distribute food, money for debt forgiveness and education outreach for socially disadvantaged farmers. GPB s Ellen Eldridge reports.
Caption Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack holds up a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Electronic Benefits Transfer (SNAP EBT) card during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in Washington. Credit: (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The White House is calling its American Families Plan an investment in the foundations of middle-class prosperity: education, health care, and child care.
That includes farmers in rural parts of Georgia, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.