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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2019 — FRAC was deeply saddened to learn of the recent passing of Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana. Senator Lugar was a champion in public and behind the scenes for the federal nutrition programs as a member and Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee. In recognition of his passionate and unwavering support of these programs, FRAC recognized Senator Lugar twice (in 1992 and 2003) with its Distinguished Service Award.

WASHINGTON, April 3, 2019 — FRAC today announced that Janie Simms Hipp, President and CEO of the Native American Agriculture Fund and founding director of the Indigenous Food and Agriculture Initiative at the University of Arkansas School of Law, has been elected to its Board of Directors.

WASHINGTON, March 28, 2019 — FRAC commends Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for their bi-partisan leadership in urging the Trump Administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would take away food assistance from hundreds of thousands of struggling low-income people across the country at a time when they most need it. The senators are among a total of 47 senators who signed a letter to the Administration expressing their many concerns on how the proposed rule sidesteps Congress.

WASHINGTON, March 21, 2019 — SNAP helps low-income seniors afford the food they need for their health and well-being, yet FRAC’s data tools find that just 42 percent of eligible seniors (60+) are using  SNAP on average each month — compared to 83 percent of all SNAP-eligible people that participate in SNAP. 

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2019 — The president’s harsh fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget calls for spending cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) of $220 billion over the next 10 years. Such astronomical cuts will not only increase hunger and poverty, but will worsen health outcomes, decrease the ability of children to do well in school, and lower productivity, all of which will extract a heavy toll on the American economy.