[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2651]
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     CALLING ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RESTORE 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 20th time to demand 
that the Trump administration restore funding for lifesaving food aid 
around the world.
  Now, today, I will talk about promises. Since the Trump 
administration paused funding for emergency food aid through USAID 5 
months ago, we have heard a lot of promises. Elon Musk tweeted that 
emergency food aid would be restored. He even mentioned the name of a 
factory in my district, Edesia, that makes Plumpy'Nut, a type of 
emergency food aid.
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio multiple times has said that emergency 
food aid will be restored. He said it in his confirmation hearing. He 
said it just a few weeks ago in front of the House Foreign Affairs 
Committee when asked by my colleague from Rhode Island, Representative 
Amo.
  Just yesterday, the State Department told FOX News that they have a 
plan to restore this funding.
  Mr. Speaker, it has been 5 months and every day that goes by is 
another day that children around the world are going hungry and 
starving to death because this aid has been held up. I will continue to 
speak on this House floor every day until the administration honors its 
commitment to restore this aid.

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