[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[House]
[Page 28994]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       RETAIN FUNDING FOR THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

  (Mrs. MUSGRAVE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. MUSGRAVE. Mr. Speaker, because it is taking longer than it 
should to complete the people's business and the Agriculture 
appropriations bill is getting further delayed by political wrangling, 
I am compelled to petition Speaker Pelosi to focus on a Federal food 
bank program that is very important to my Colorado district.
  I have asked the Speaker to retain funding for the Commodity 
Supplemental Food Program. This program was established in the 1960s 
and effectively and efficiently provides low-income elderly individuals 
and pregnant women basic food assistance. However, in recent years, 
Presidents Clinton and Bush have proposed the elimination of this 
program, despite the objections of many, including me.
  The importance of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program funding was 
made clear to me during the August work period when I visited the Weld 
County Food Bank. This food bank is one of seven in Colorado that 
utilizes this funding, and it serves nearly 20,000 residents in my 
district.
  This food bank program and the Agriculture appropriations bill are 
vital to Colorado. Please retain funding for this program, and do so 
without further delay.

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