[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 122 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H3329]
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 28th time to call on 
the Trump administration to restore lifesaving food aid for 
malnourished children.
  This program began 70 years ago, an idea from a Kansas farmer, and it 
was launched by President Eisenhower. They called it Food for Peace, 
and it sent American-grown grain to hungry people around the world. It 
has enjoyed bipartisan support from Democrat and Republican Presidents 
for 70 years.
  This Republican Congress passed a funding bill to continue to fund 
the program, but the Trump administration continues to hold up funding. 
Every day they do, children are starving and American farmers are not 
getting paid.
  The crazy part is that the administration has said over and over that 
they intend to relaunch the program, but it has been 6 months. What are 
they waiting for?
  They should do what they say they are going to do, stop delaying, and 
stop gaslighting. They should just do it. Every day counts.
  I will continue to speak on this floor until they do.

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