“I rise today to speak on a topic of vital importance to my state, where veterans comprise about 10% of the population, and I know many veterans who face food insecurity,' said Rep. Mary Peltola, seeking to establish an Office of Food Security at the VA.
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola spoke on the House floor Wednesday to advocate for her first bill, establishing an Office of Food Security in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The office would coordinate with the Department of Defense and the Department of Agriculture, which is in charge of the food-stamp Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program., veterans who are disabled, unemployed and who served in the years since 9/11 are at higher risk of food insecurity than other veterans.
Peltola cited a Center for Strategic and International Studies study that said food insecurity among veterans and service members is a national security concern, in part because it adds stress to military families and may harm recruitment. Josh Wilson, a spokesman for Peltola’s congressional office, said her staff – hired just days ago – drafted the bill with the staff from the House Veterans Affairs Committee.
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