USDA has suspended $500 million in food bank funding.
The Department says the previous Administration created unsustainable expectations for the Emergency Food Assistance program, pointing to spending authority under the Commodity Credit Corporation.
Senate Democrats are pushing back on the move, saying it would have a “significant and damaging impact,” according to AgriPulse.
Story via Rebekah Alvey with AgriPulse
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