Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., is a former SNAP, or food stamp, recipient. She says that even with an increase in benefits, some families are still going hungry.
Much of the hope for policy change in food security lies within President Joe Biden's ambitious American Families Plan, which Democrats intend to roll into a reconciliation package this year.
"Hunger and food insecurity are not new issues in America — in fact, they're problems that have plagued our nation for a long time," said Jamie Bussel, a senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation."What's new here is this sense of urgency felt by policymakers, leaders and the public, and so I think we have a real window of opportunity in the public discourse.
Hunger advocates said stimulus checks and the child tax credit program, which expires in December, have helped many. Even Republicans, such as Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, have put their support behind the new summer food program for children that provides greater flexibility in serving meals to kids.Kentucky Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarles said he is pushing legislation with the help of McConnell and Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark.
"I think we've done a good job, but I think there's another lesson that we can learn to do better going forward," Quarles said."We need to do a complete evaluation of our food programs and learn about ways we can do it better while at the same time supporting local food systems."
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