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        <fullName>Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>National Hunger Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to revise, and provide for increases in, the annual October adjustments to the thrifty food plan upon which supplemental nutrition assistance program (formerly, the food stamp program) benefits are based.</p> <p>Amends the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to provide semiannual reimbursement rate adjustments for: (1) national school lunch and breakfast programs; (2) the special milk program; (3) the child and adult day care program; and (4) the summer food service program. </p>]]></text>
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