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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) released a proposed rule on September 25, 2025, to update staple food-stocking standards for retailers participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). While improving access to nutritious food is an important goal, the proposed rule raises serious concerns about weakening food access for SNAP participants.

March 2–6 marks National School Breakfast Week — a time to celebrate the power of the federal School Breakfast Program nationwide and to recognize the vital role it plays in helping students learn, grow, and thrive.  

Every great hero’s journey starts with a moment of preparation — a chance to gather strength, sharpen focus, and step boldly into the day ahead. For millions of students across the country, that moment is school breakfast.

Every five years, Congress reauthorizes the Farm Bill, an expansive legislative package that governs the nation’s food and agricultural systems. Though often described as an agriculture bill, it is equally a nutrition, rural development, conservation, and public health bill.

The Farm Bill reflects a longstanding bipartisan recognition that agricultural abundance and food security are inseparable. When families can afford food, farmers have stable markets. When farmers thrive, local economies grow. That compact is now under strain. 

As the president prepares to deliver the State of the Union on Tuesday, millions of families across our nation — one in seven households to be exact — are struggling to put food on the table. For the 47.9 million people, including 14.1 million children, who live in these households, food insecurity is not an abstract concept. It is a daily reality, and it has only gotten worse as the cost of food has continued to climb.