[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H5947]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             END HUNGER NOW

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, the Trump administration is at it again. 
It is death by a thousand cuts to our Nation's antihunger programs. 
Nearly $200 billion stolen from Federal food assistance in the big, 
ugly bill wasn't enough. Now they are literally trying to bury the data 
on hunger.
  In September, USDA announced that it was canceling its annual 
``Household Food Security Report'' which for 30 years has measured food 
insecurity data. More recently, we are hearing that USDA is canceling 
food security questions as part of the Census Bureau's population 
surveys.
  Mr. Speaker, at first blush, these cancellations may sound wonky. 
This vital data helps researchers, policymakers, and community-based 
organizations understand the problem of hunger and target resources to 
those most in need.
  Mr. Speaker, it is no surprise that Trump doesn't want USDA to 
measure how many people go hungry, as his big, ugly bill kicks millions 
and millions of people off of food assistance and makes hunger worse. 
Trump is literally burying the data to hide how terrible his policies 
are. We can and we should do more to end hunger now.

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