Washington, DC -- Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement:
“I am excited that the White House will hold a conference on nutrition, hunger, and health this fall. Throughout this pandemic, we have seen firsthand how our nation’s failed food policies have left millions of Americans without access to affordable, nutritious foods and have caused an explosion of diet-related diseases, contributing to much higher rates of hospitalizations and death from COVID-19. By bringing together stakeholders of different backgrounds, including anti-hunger, nutrition, and health experts as well as family farmers and ranchers, I am confident we will begin to chart a new path forward. I look forward to working with President Biden to create a roadmap to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, healthy, and nutritious foods.”
Last year, Booker introduced
bipartisan, bicameral legislation that would convene a second national White House conference on food, nutrition, hunger, and health. In March, Booker
fought to allocate funding for the initiative, securing $2.5 million in the Fiscal Year 2022 government funding bill.
