Washington, April 8 -- Representative Emilia Sykes issued the following press release:
U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes (D-OH), alongside Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and Chellie Pingree (D-ME) have sent a bipartisan letter urging Congressional appropriators to provide essential funding to make healthy food and good nutrition a core pillar of America's healthcare system as part of the FY 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill.
In the letter to Chairman Robert Aderholt (R-AL) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), the bipartisan coalition emphasized the urgent need to address diet-related disease and rising healthcare costs through "Food is Medicine" initiatives.
"Good nutr...