Hunger Task Force joins Cong. Gwen Moore in efforts to protect Federal funds
Last week Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) wrote Governor Scott Walker and implored him to stop any efforts that jeopardize Federal funding for food stamps.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has written to Wisconsin Health Services Secretary Dennis Smith informing him that proposed changes to FoodShare Wisconsin puts at risk Federal funding Wisconsin receives for food stamps. Just last week, USDA asked for a plan of corrective action as to how Wisconsin will scale back privatization efforts. If the state does not, USDA will suspend funds.
In her letter to Walker, Moore emphasizes that nearly 800,000 Wisconsinites rely on Federal funding to help feed their families, and all the resources used by Wisconsin families participating in Food- Share Wisconsin come from Federal dollars.
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