11.17.09

Chairman Miller Statement on USDA Food Insecurity Report

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-CA), chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its report on the food security. The report, Household Food Security in the U.S, showed that in 2008, 17 million households in the United States were at times unable to provide food for their families. The number of children who at times went without food in 2008 rose from approximately 700,000 to 1.1 million.

 "This report shows us the haunting realities facing far too many Americans who can’t meet their families’ basic needs. More than one in five households in this country struggled to put food on their table last year – the highest number in more than a decade. As we work to reauthorize child nutrition laws, we need to keep our focus squarely on ensuring more eligible children are participating and have access to healthy meals through the federal child nutrition programs.  These programs serve as a nutrition safety net for millions of children and can have a central role in reducing hunger among children."

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