新闻稿：食品银行家呼吁在农业法案听证会上挨饿

The national Farm Bill listening tour makes a stop in Modesto on Saturday, August 5 and California Association of Food Banks, the statewide representative of California food banks, is providing testimony on the importance of nutrition programs in the bill. The primary focus of their testimony is supporting the preservation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California.

加州食品银行协会高级政策顾问雷切尔·塔克（Rachel Tucker）表示：“我们希望为委员会成员提供CalFresh在加利福尼亚取得的成功的真实情况。” “该计划是我们必须采取的最好的保护措施，以防止人们没有营养的食物过生活。”

Hunger and lack of nutrition pose a significant threat to California’s future. For the 4.9 million Californians struggling with food insecurity, hard choices must be made between buying food and meeting such basic needs as housing, medicine, transportation, or childcare. When the resources of friends and family are depleted, struggling families must turn to programs like CalFresh.

“尽管食品银行为他们的社区提供了令人难以置信的服务，但他们无法吸收如果SNAP的计划结构发生变化或《农业法案》削减了收益会产生的后果，”塔克解释说。

《农场法案》始于1933年，是罗斯福总统《新政》立法的一部分，旨在支持农民，确保人们获得价格合理的食物并保护自然资源。现在，它在美国食品体系中起着至关重要的作用。支持从营养到地方经济和健康的一切。

该法案有一个五年周期。当前法案到期后，将进行提议的修订，然后经过辩论并在国会通过，然后由总统签署成为法律。