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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
USDA first learned about delays in deliveries to tribal, senior food assistance programs in May, but senior staff, including Secretary Tom Vilsack were not informed until late July, he told lawmakers Wednesday.
Tribal leaders warned USDA months ago of a potential food shortage for key food assistance programs.
Now, as some tribes have struggled with backlogs throughout the summer, members of Congress are pushing for transparency and solutions.
The House Agriculture Committee is pressing USDA for transparency on its decision to consolidate contractors for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation, a move that has resulted in food shortages in participating tribal communities.
In this opinion piece, Mike Espy, former secretary of agriculture and former Congressman from Mississippi, discusses that in order to have the “safest food supply in the world" we must remember that America’s bottom line is measured in the health and wellbeing of all of its people.
