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Statement by Stacy Dean, Director of Food Assistance Policy, on the New USDA Report on Hunger
November 17, 2008
Even before the current economic downturn, some 13 million households, containing 36.2 million people, lacked access to adequate food at some point in 2007 because they didn’t have enough money for groceries, according to the USDA report on hunger.
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Video: Stacy Dean, Director of Food Assistance Policy, on the Importance of Food Stamps, CNN's Situation Room
October 15, 2008
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Key Components of House and Senate Economic Recovery Packages Would Boost the Economy and Provide Needed Relief to Struggling Families
September 26, 2008
Congress is properly focused on designing an appropriate measure to address very serious problems in the financial markets, which many experts persuasively argue is essential to help avert a meltdown in the financial markets and a potentially severe recession. The problems in the financial sector, however, are not the only ones the … -
Farm Bill Contains Significant Domestic Nutrition Improvements
Revised July 1, 2008
The 2008 Farm Bill makes numerous improvements in domestic food assistance programs to help low-income Americans put food on the table in the face of rising food and fuel prices. The nutrition title includes more than $10 billion over ten years in increases in these programs — including $7.8 billion for the Food Stamp … -
Food Stamp Provisions of the Final 2008 Farm Bill
Revised July 1, 2008
The Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008,[1] otherwise known as the “Farm Bill,” includes a significant nutrition title that makes numerous improvements to the Food Stamp Program. Of the more than $10 billion over ten years in increases in domestic nutrition programs, $7.8 billion is for the Food Stamp Program (soon … -
Implementing New Changes to the Food Stamp Program: A Provision By Provision Analysis of The 2008 Farm Bill
July 1, 2008
The 2008 Farm Bill makes numerous improvements to the Food Stamp Program that will help low-income Americans put food on the table in the face of rising food and fuel prices.[1] Over the 2009-2017 period, the Farm Bill will add $7.8 billion in new resources for the program, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).… -
States’ Vehicle Asset Policies in the Food Stamp Program
Revised July 1, 2008
States have great flexibility to set the food stamp vehicle asset policies to ensure that needy households can get the help they need and still have reliable transportation. Forty six states have used this flexibility to exempt at least one vehicle from consideration in determining food stamp eligibility. However, nine states still limit the value of the cars participants … -
Strengthening the Food Stamp Program to Serve Low-Income Seniors
March 5, 2008
Many Americans do not realize that millions of seniors in our country live in poverty and cannot always afford an adequate diet. This is a complex problem requiring several responses, such as strengthening federal food assistance programs for seniors, improving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, and removing disincentives … -
Understanding Errors in the School Meals Programs
Revised February 19, 2008
The Agriculture Department recently published a rigorous study of error in the school lunch and breakfast programs. The results show a troubling degree of error in the programs. As USDA notes, changes to reduce program errors should improve accuracy without impeding program access or increasing paperwork. Moreover, the study could easily be misunderstood by … -
Dispelling Confusion on Food Stamps, Tax Rebates, and the Stimulus Package: Speaker's Statement on Food Stamps at National Press Club Was Mistaken
January 26, 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made tough choices in the stimulus package, securing a tax rebate that includes most low-income working families while dropping provisions for temporary increases in unemployment and food stamp benefits. Unfortunately, in defending those choices at the National Press Club on Friday, she mistakenly provided an inaccurate description … -
Zandi Analysis Finds Rebates More Effective As Stimulus If They Include Lower-Income Workers
January 22, 2008
A new analysis by Mark Zandi, chief economist of Moody’s Economy.com, examines the effectiveness of various stimulus options that policymakers are now discussing. Zandi’s findings, which cover both tax and spending options, include the following: A temporary increase in food stamp benefits is the most effective stimulus measure on the … -
Comparison of Nutrition Provisions In House- and Senate-Passed Farm Bills
Revised January 14, 2008
The House passed its farm bill (H.R. 2419, the “Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007”) in July 2007. The Senate farm bill passed on December 14 (H.R. 2419, the “Food and Energy Security Act of 2007”). The two chambers are expected to begin negotiations on a conference agreement early in 2008. The attached … -
Description of Provisions In Senate Agriculture Committee Nutrition Title
Revised January 14, 2008
The Senate passed its 2007 Farm Bill, H.R. 2419, “The Food and Energy Security Act of 2007,” on December 14, 2007. The nutrition provisions of the bill include about $4.1 billion over five years in improvements for the Food Stamp Program and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), $1.0 billion for an expanded program under the School … -
Food Stamp Improvements for More Than 10 Million People Would Disappear in 2013 Under Senate-Passed Farm Bill
January 8, 2008
The nutrition titles of the House- and Senate-passed farm bills are very similar over the first five years that the farm bill would be in effect (2008 through 2012). The House bill invests $3.9 billion — and the Senate $4.1 billion — over five years in food stamps and the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP).…
