WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin issued the following press release:
Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined 25 of her colleagues in raising strong concerns about the plan to reorganize the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
"We write with strong concern regarding the reorganization of the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) at the U.S. Department of Agriculture," wrote the Senators. "After dramatic cuts to nutrition assistance programs and the significant staff losses at FNS in the past year, this reorganization will further weaken the ability of the agency to administer federal nutrition assistance programs."
"FNS administers 16 federal nutrition assistance programs including the Supplemental Nu...