[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 24, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2899]
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 23rd time to ask the 
Trump administration to honor its word and restore funding for 
lifesaving food aid for malnourished children. This is not a Democratic 
or Republican issue.
  President Ronald Reagan expanded the Food for Peace program, calling 
it a way to share America's bounty with the world's most vulnerable.
  President George W. Bush launched the largest global health 
initiative in history, PEPFAR, and strengthened food assistance, as 
well.
  President Obama increased funding for ready-to-use therapeutic food 
for combating child hunger globally.
  Why? Because all the of these Presidents, Democrats and Republicans, 
understood that feeding the world's hungry is not just a moral 
responsibility, but also an imperative for our own national security. 
If we don't do it, our adversaries will.
  Now, since the Trump administration cut off this funding 5 months 
ago, factories are idle, shipments are not being made, and kids are 
going hungry. The Trump administration has said they will restore this 
funding, but it has been 5 months. They have not done it yet. They need 
to honor their word and restore funding.

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