[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 14, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 EDESIA

  (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 ninth time to call 
on the Trump administration to restore funding for lifesaving food aid 
for malnourished children.
  Mr. Speaker, 11 seconds, every 11 seconds a child dies because of 
malnutrition. By the time I finish this speech, five more children will 
have lost their lives.
  Their lives could be saved with access to this, Plumpy'Nut, a 
nutritional supplement manufactured in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 
at Edesia Nutrition.
  Prior to the Trump administration, Edesia received USAID funding to 
ship Plumpy'Nut to more than 64 countries. They have the capacity to 
produce 800 metric tons per week, which would serve 100,000 children.
  The Trump administration had said that they plan to continue this 
funding. They just haven't done so yet. I am calling them once again, 
for the ninth time, to honor their word to restore funding for 
emergency food aid so that no child's lives are unnecessarily cut 
short.

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