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Kansas's congressional delegation has consistently advocated for the Food for Peace program.
Legislation was introduced to move the program from USAID to the USDA due to mismanagement concerns.
The delegation has worked to secure robust funding for federal food aid programs.
The recent opinion piece titled “Washington abandoned rural Kansas — and farmers are paying for it” raises important concerns, but it overlooks the Kansas delegation’s consistent leadership on issues that matter deeply to Kansas farmers, particularly advocacy for the Food for Peace program, formerly administered by USAID.
As strong supporters of this initiative, Sens Moran and Marshall and Rep. Mann have taken meaningful steps to strengthen U.S. food security programs while ensuring they contin