[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H4733-H4734]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SUMMER PROGRAMS HELP END HUNGER

  (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, our Federal summer nutrition programs make 
sure kids have access to nutritious food over the summer months when 
hunger is often at its worst.
  Last week, while I was home in Massachusetts, I visited summer meal 
sites in Worcester and Webster. I served nutritious sandwiches and taco 
salads to kids participating in a day camp and visiting a local 
library. The kids loved the food.
  I also had the opportunity to join Governor Healey and officials from 
USDA in Westborough to celebrate the launch of the new summer EBT 
program, SUN Bucks, which is giving eligible families across the 
country $120 per eligible child to purchase food over the summer 
months.
  This new Federal program, which I worked to establish coming out of 
the 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, is 
helping 21 million kids in 45 States, territories, and Tribes access 
nutritious food this summer.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage all my colleagues to visit sites in their 
district to learn more about these programs and commit to ending hunger 
now.

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