Washington, May 5 -- Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. issued the following press release:

Last week, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) and the House of Representatives passed the Farm Bill by a bipartisan vote of 224-200. The package included Rep. Bresnahan's bipartisan legislation, the Local Farmers Feeding our Communities Act, which will help build stronger connections between local producers and community food programs, expanding markets and improving access to healthy food for those in need.

"We owe it to our farmers to make sure federal policy works as hard as they do," said Rep. Bresnahan. "I'm proud this final bill includes my bipartisan legislation to connect families in need with fresh food grown right here in our ...