[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H4697-H4698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      GEN Z FOOD AND HUNGER SUMMIT

  (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, last week I spoke with 160 incredible 
anti-hunger advocates as part of the fourth Gen Z Food and Hunger 
Summit.
  Shocking research from Purdue University shows that nearly one in 
three members of Gen Z have experienced food insecurity--one in three. 
Let that sink in. In fact, many of the young people I met experienced 
hunger firsthand. Congress ought to listen to them. I will continue to 
amplify and uplift their voices.
  Gen Z leaders at the summit came together to strategize, holding over 
150 congressional meetings to highlight their generation's struggle to 
afford food.
  Mr. Speaker, I am so glad the next generation of Americans is 
impatient

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and unwilling to wait for a hunger-free future.
  There is a lot to be discouraged by these days, but the young people 
I met at the Gen Z Food and Hunger Summit give me hope. I am grateful 
for their energy, and I am grateful for their passion and our shared 
work to end hunger.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my Republican colleagues and members of this 
administration to pay attention to them. We live in the richest country 
in the history of the world, and we have 50 million Americans who are 
hungry and food insecure. It is unconscionable. It is shameful, and we 
can do something about it.

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