[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             END HUNGER NOW

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, as we work on fiscal year 2024 
appropriation bills, I rise to highlight Federal investments that are 
improving food security in my home State of Massachusetts.
  This month, the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources 
distributed over $7 million in Federal funding to local anti-hunger 
programs like Growing Places in Leominster, the Amherst and Northampton 
Survival Centers, and Grow Food Northampton.
  As a part of this distribution, MDAR is awarding additional State-
funded grants to organizations like Together We Eat in my hometown of 
Worcester to teach kids how to grow food using repurposed shipping 
containers, and to Just Roots, an incredible nonprofit community farm 
in Greenfield.
  I am grateful to the Healey-Driscoll Administration, Agriculture 
Commissioner Randle, and Deputy Commissioner Pitcoff for prioritizing 
food security in the Bay State.
  I am proud to advocate for robust funding for these grant programs, 
which are an example of how leveraging Federal and State dollars can 
support innovative work to improve food security.
  I urge my colleagues to join me so that we can continue fighting to 
end hunger now.

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