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5 APPENDIX PREPARED STATEMENTS Dean Stacy 40 DOCUMENT S SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD Boozman Hon John SNAP Review document for the Record 56 QUESTION AND ANSWER Dean Stacy Written response to questions from...economy and they lift millions of Americans out of poverty The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP helps more than 40 million children...

programs are to struggling families and communities The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP in particular by helping families put food on the table supports families basic wellbeing and overall...since the last Farm Bill and where we are heading today I will cover the impact and importance of SNAP and our food distribution programs the...

dramatic increases in funding while farm safety net resources have dwindled In 2021 USDA increased SNAP by a quarter of a trillion dollars using a flawed process as GAO recently reported This last year...point is crop insurance and Title I funding are working to keep the cost of food down Look at our SNAP program the cost of it has gone up We...

at lower income levels are most in need of dedicated resources for fruit and vegetable access for SNAP participants and the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program FFVP that has expanded to all states and territories...

Dietary Guidelines for Americans Nutrition programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children WIC are vital to linking...abroad Dairy products like milk cheese and yogurt have long been integral to nutrition programs like SNAP WIC and the school meals...

in incentivizing fruit and vegetable consumption in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP maintaining the fruit and vegetable benefit in the Supplemental Nutrition for Women Infants and Children...

policy from the start and it remains so today What is now the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP was first created and authorized by Congress in 1939 to allow people to buy farm surpluses that otherwise...remain true today First SNAP remains a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans as the most far reaching powerful tool to ensure...

partnerships between public and private entities USDA programs like TEFAP CSFP Farm to Family and SNAP provided needed income for farmers grocery stores and producers while also providing food for thousands...hunger while also being an economic driver in rural communities Modern izing the determination of SNAP benefit levels is a major improve ment...

the critical work of federal nutrition programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP The Emergency Food Assistance Program TEFAP and The Commodity Supplemental Food Program CSFP to address...185 of the federal poverty level meaning they earn too much to qualify for nutrition programs like SNAP Unique Positioning in Serving Hard...

participate in certain means tested federal programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP or who are homelessness runaway migrant in foster care or in Head Start Increasing the multiplier...Currently states and school districts are only required to conduct direct certification for children in SNAP households Schools should be...