[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H1990]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RESTORE FUNDING FOR LIFESAVING FOOD AID

  (Mr. MAGAZINER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. MAGAZINER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for the eighth time to call 
on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid 
for malnourished children.
  Edesia Nutrition in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, produces more than 
88 million pounds of Plumpy'Nut, a peanut paste that has served 
millions of malnourished children around the world per year. At least 
they did until Donald Trump stopped that funding.
  Despite Congress passing this funding that would continue this food 
aid, and the promises from the administration that the program will 
continue, Edesia recently received a notice that read: We will not be 
moving forward at this time.
  This is despite the urgent, lifesaving need for relief around the 
world. While Edesia's work has been interrupted and will continue to 
feel the consequences of this interruption, it is not too late to 
restore this funding.
  Congress has already appropriated this funding in a bipartisan 
manner. The money has been appropriated.
  The Trump administration just needs to do what it said it was going 
to do and restore the flow of funds for this lifesaving food aid. The 
lives of children around the world depend on it.

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