[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 19, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1193]
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. Madam Speaker, the Biden-Harris administration recently 
announced nearly $1.7 billion in new commitments as part of the White 
House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities.
  In 2022, when President Biden hosted the second-ever White House 
Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, I told those in attendance 
that the event could not be a one-off. We couldn't gather in D.C., pat 
each other on the back, and not deliver on our ambitious goals.
  These new bold commitments from 141 stakeholders from across the 
Nation, including health systems, insurers, nonprofits, philanthropic 
groups, academia, and local elected officials, show that we are not 
taking our foot off the gas to meet the President's goal of ending 
hunger and reducing diet-related diseases by 2030.
  I want to thank President Biden; my good friend, Chef Jose Andres, 
from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition; 
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack; Health and Human Services Secretary 
Xavier Becerra; and everyone who is playing a part big and small to end 
hunger once and for all.

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