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A Senate lunch tradition draws on the flavors of home
Food and politics go hand in hand. This week, there’s some heartwarming news. The winners of the Kids’ State Dinner were announced. The program, sponsored by Let’s Move!, the USDA and …
Obama nominates Gayle Smith to lead USAID
President Obama has nominated senior White House official Gayle Smith as the next administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Smith, who has a background in international …
Senate GOP budget expected to target SNAP
The Senate Republican budget set to be released next week is expected to identify savings by shifting funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as “food stamps”) …
Changing demographics: Will fewer farmers be able to deliver political punch?
Sara Wyant from Agri-Pulse (@agripulse) has put together a fascinating piece on the politics for power. As America’s demographics change, can farmers still influence national politics? America has always suffered …
Durbin and DeLauro call for single food safety agency
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro (D-Conn.) will introduce legislation to create a single agency to oversee the nation’s food safety, framing the issue as paramount to …