[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 107 (Thursday, June 23, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5836]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING THE LEGACY OF THE McGOVERN-DOLE FOOD FOR EDUCATION AND 
                      CHILDHOOD NUTRITION PROGRAM

  (Mr. MANN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MANN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the legacy of the 
McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Childhood Nutrition Program, named 
in part after a Kansas legend, the late Senator Bob Dole.
  The McGovern-Dole program has provided 5.5 billion school meals 
benefiting 31 million school-age children in 48 countries over the last 
two decades, improving the food security, nutrition, literacy, and 
primary education of these children and their families. When schools 
closed due to COVID, the program distributed 23,000 metric tons of 
commodities to more than 1.7 million children and their families. This 
program is a success story of public-private partnership.
  Representative McGovern and I have a resolution before the House 
expressing this body's commitment to building on the success of the 
McGovern-Dole program and supporting the American farmers, ranchers, 
and agricultural producers who provide the commodities required for it 
to function.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to cosponsor this resolution, 
submit appropriation requests for funding, and ensure that this program 
can continue to support nutrition and education for children around the 
world.

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