Senate

“World Food Day is an important reminder of why the U.S. should sustain our investments in food security both at home and abroad. I'm commemorating #WorldFoodDay this year by celebrating the millions of people around the world involved in getting food from our farms to our tables.  Food security is not just a humanitarian issue. Global food security is national security, as growing concentrations of poverty and hunger leave communities around the world vulnerable to instability, violence, and extremism.  I'm pleased to work with my colleagues to celebrate World Food Day and recognize the ongoing efforts to ensure that all people have access to quality food. That's why I joined Senators Patrick Leahy, Jerry Moran, and John Boozman on a senate resolution to designate Oct. 16 as World Food Day.” Sen. Christopher "Chris" Coons (D-DE), Instagram and Press Release and Twitter

“Food security is not just a humanitarian issue. Global food security is national security, as growing concentrations of poverty and hunger leave communities around the world vulnerable to instability, violence, and extremism. #WorldFoodDay #WFDchat” Sen. Christopher "Chris" Coons (D-DE), Twitter

“#WorldFoodDay is a call to action & an opportunity to recognize those who have stepped up as champions to end hunger and improve access to nutritious foods across the world. I'm a proud cosponsor of a resolution to commemorate and promote this important day. @FAO …#ZeroHunger” Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Twitter

“World Food Day serves as both a call to action and an opportunity to recognize the many who have stepped up and been a champion on this issue on a global scale and in our individual communities. While considerable progress has been made to alleviate global hunger, much work remains to be done both here at home and abroad. American leadership is vital to finding solutions to help those struggling with food insecurity, and I offer my gratitude to all who have committed to improving nutrition and agriculture worldwide. As co-chair of the Senate Hunger Caucus, I am proud to lend my support to this resolution and pledge to continue working with my colleagues to build on American efforts to stamp out world hunger.” Sen. John Boozman (R-AR), Press Release

“Our country's collective moral convictions make fighting hunger the right thing to do, and the benefits we receive as a nation from reducing global food insecurity make it the smart thing to do. In addition to helping farmers and ranchers, U.S. international food assistance programs strengthen our national security by promoting stability in areas of the world important to our national strategic interests. As a member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture and State and Foreign Operations, and as co-chair of the Senate Hunger Caucus, I will continue working with my colleagues to find new and innovative ways to bolster food security and end hunger.” - Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), World Food Day Newsletter to Constituents and Twitter

“As we all work together to raise awareness and promote action on #WorldFoodDay, let us also recommit to finding new and innovative ways to bolster food security and end hunger.” Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) Twitter and Press Release and Facebook

America has the talent, the bounty and the economic vitality to lead in ending hunger and malnutrition here and abroad. It’s woven into our values. I’m proud to celebrate World Food Day by continuing to work for the expansion and improvement of international food aid, nutrition and local food access programs. The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program, Food for Progress, and Farm Bill nutrition and international food aid programs are some of the many ways we should build upon to address hunger and food access as we face protracted humanitarian crises across multiple continents.” Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Press Release

“This World Food Day, let us renew our commitment to meeting the challenge of food insecurity head on. The United Nations adopted 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a blueprint to achieving a better and more sustainable future for all. If we want to achieve the second goal of zero hunger by 2030, we need to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. In particular, we have an obligation to support vulnerable children and families in accessing nutritious meals. That's why last month I reintroduced the Access to Healthy Foods for Young Children Act to improve the Child and Adult Care Food Program. More than 3 million children and their families rely on CACFP for healthy, nutritious meals each day. Programs like these are critically important as achieving zero hunger is not only about feeding the hungry, but about nourishing people. Similarly, it is crucial we uphold the funding authorized under my Global Food Security Act, which ensures the continuation of other life-saving food security programs that help the United States more effectively address hunger around the world. Not only does this support the goal of zero hunger, it further invests in our own national security by promoting stability in parts of the world experiencing challenges. Through these global efforts, we can make a difference in the lives of the 800 million people experiencing food insecurity.” Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Twitter and Facebook

 “On #WorldFoodDay, we recognize the millions of Americans living in food-insecure households, including 1 in 11 people in Massachusetts…” Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA), Twitter and Facebook

 “The climate crisis poses a serious threat to the global food supply and food security. We must address climate change in a way that promotes sustainable food production and distribution. #WorldFoodDay.” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Twitter

 “On #WorldFoodDay, we recognize the importance of American farmers and international food security programs, including #FarmBill programs, like McGovern-Dole Food for Education, Food for Progress, and Food for Peace.” Sen. Pat Roberts, Twitter

House of Representatives

“American farmers and ranchers work hard every day to the feed the world. Agriculture producers in Washington State provide high-quality fruit, vegetables, wheat, and wine to our local and international markets. As we continue to grow and harvest food for the U.S. and countries around the world, we almost must continue to lead in agriculture research and share our growing tools and sustainable techniques with underdeveloped and underserved nations in our mission to end world hunger.  I'm proud to join my colleague Congresswoman Chellie Pingree in introducing this resolution to designate October 16th as #WorldFoodDay.” Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4) Facebook

“For decades, worldwide hunger and malnutrition rates were going down, but that is not the case anymore. We live in a time when 820 million people across the globe do not have enough to eat, yet the rate of food-related diseases have never been higher. In order to address the epidemic before us, we must acknowledge the scale of the problem. That’s why I’ve introduced a bipartisan resolution to designate October 16th as World Food Day.” Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME-1), Press Release and Twitter

“NEWS: @chelliepingree, @RepNewhouse, @RepWalorski and I introduced a resolution to designate today as #WorldFoodDay  One reason hunger remains such a stubborn problem is that too many people don't realize it's a problem to begin with. Together, we can change that & #EndHungerNow” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2), Twitter

“Today, on #WorldFoodDay, we recommit ourselves to building a world where healthy food is a human right. ” Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA-2), Twitter

“Hunger and malnutrition affect families and communities around the world, and there is bipartisan agreement that we need to take action to address these issues both at home and abroad. As co-chair of the House Hunger Caucus, I’m honored to support the designation of a World Food Day so we can bring attention to the importance of agriculture and science-based innovations that play a key role in improving nutrition and strengthening health and wellness.” Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-IN-2), Press Release

“1 out of 3 Fresno residents don't know where their next meal will come from, 40% being kids.  This is unacceptable.  I joined @RepMarciaFudge my colleague on @HouseAgDems to pen this piece about standing up for food-insecure families in the U.S. and elsewhere. #WorldFoodDay https://t.co/ODLxI3OBhJ” Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA-16), Twitter

“We are called, during trying times, to focus on those things we have in common. As members of Congress on this World Food Day, we hope that the universality of food—and the knowledge that too many around us don’t have enough to eat—is a reality that can unite us…We are the most capable economy in the world, and the fact that so many of our children, our seniors, and our working parents go hungry is a disgrace. Anti-hunger programs combine to represent just over 2 percent of our federal budget. The fact that we are now questioning whether to be a global leader only adds more shame.

We can accomplish all these things if we can muster the courage.

But that means standing up to support food-insecure families both in the U.S. and elsewhere. At home and around the world, food is a national security issue.

When better than World Food Day to recognize that?” – Reps. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) and Jim Costa (D-CA), Op-ed in The Hill

“‘Food insecurity is an issue in every county in the country. Sixteen million U.S. children and 5.4 million seniors live in households without enough to eat.’  Thanks to Representative Marcia L. Fudge and Congressman Jim Costa for penning this op-ed on World Food Day” Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11), Facebook

“Today is #WorldFoodDay, a time for us to recommit ourselves to ending global hunger. In the United States alone, 40 million people go hungry…” - Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), Twitter

“Around the world, at least 1 in 3 children are not growing well because of malnutrition. On #WorldFoodDay, let's commit to ensuring food security for all and fighting to protect all our anti-hunger programs for millions in the US and around the world. - Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA-13), Twitter

“1 in 10 Arizonans have limited access to healthy foods due to lack of a nearby grocery store or adequate transportation. We must work to ensure that #AZ01 families are able to access healthy, nutritious food no matter where they live. #WorldFoodDay” – Rep. Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ-1), Twitter

“Today on #WorldFoodDay, I'm grateful for the opportunity to work on the House Appropriations Committee and invest in food and nutrition programs while working to achieve #ZeroHunger. I'll continue to fight to ensure families can put healthy, nutritious meals on the table, here and abroad.” Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-WA-6), Twitter and Facebook

“Everyone should have access to healthy food. That's why I introduced the Supermarket Tax Credit for Underserved Areas Act, which would encourage grocery stores to open locations in #FoodDeserts. #WorldFoodDay” “For more than 23 million Americans living in communities such as parts of Memphis that lack access to fresh food and vegetables, a food desert is not a mirage but a reality. A lack of healthy food choices can contribute to a decline in health and well-being and may contribute to diet-related illnesses, like diabetes. My bill addresses this problem by increasing the rehabilitation tax credit for supermarkets in urban and rural areas.” Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-9), Twitter and Press Release

“Today is #WorldFoodDay and the problems of food insecurity affect over 700 million people. Through my Adams Hunger Initiative, I am working to combat hunger in the 12th District because everyone deserves access to healthy, sustainable food.” Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12), Twitter

“In Illinois, 1 in 6 children struggle with hunger. This year, on World Food Day, we strive together to find solutions to this unacceptable reality. Our actions are our future. #ZeroHunger #WorldFoodDay” Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL-5), Twitter and Facebook

“Researchers Kebede Muleta and Fanna Maina in the Morris Lab for Sorghum Genetics [are] supported by the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Sorghum and Millet (SMIL) housed at Kansas State University. Their goal is improving global food security by reducing post-harvest losses in stored product crops. By making farmers in the most impoverished countries more efficient, they become better able to feed themselves and their families, reducing hunger, and ensuring that more people have access to nutritious meals.  Wishing all a happy #WorldFoodDay as we continue on the path to #ZeroHunger in the United States and around the world.  To learn more about SMIL, visit here: https://www.k-state.edu/smil/about/.” Rep. Roger Marshall (R-KS-1), Facebook

“1 in 9 people around the world goes to bed hungry every night while 1 in 7 people in San Diego County don't have reliable access to nutritious food. We must make healthy, sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. #WorldFoodDay #ZeroHunger” Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA-52), Twitter

“16 million U.S. children and 5.4 million seniors live in households without enough to eat. Our most vulnerable Americans should not suffer hunger. #WorldFoodDay” Rep. Marc Veasey (D-TX-33), Twitter

“Millions of children don't get enough food to eat. Programs like #SNAP and Second Harvest's after school Kids Cafe help ensure that children aren't going to bed hungry. We'll keep fighting for a future where no child goes to bed hungry. #ZeroHunger #WorldFoodDay” Rep. Val Demings (D-FL-10), Twitter and Facebook

“I have long worked to reduce hunger both here in America & around the world, including by fighting to protect SNAP (food stamps) and the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, which was modeled on the program I helped create in Pennsylvania to bring grocery stores to "food desert" neighborhoods. On World Food Day, here's a recap of my recent visit to Bangladesh with CARE to see the impact of U.S. investments in nutrition” Rep. Dwight Evans (D-PA-3), Twitter and Facebook

“One-third of food is lost or wasted, yet millions are still going hungry. 37 million Americans suffer from food insecurity and 11 million of them are children. Today, on #WorldFoodDay, we must come together to ensure every person has enough to eat. Let's unite to fight against hunger.” Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-VA-4), Twitter and Facebook

“#WorldFoodDay Bringing awareness to hunger and promoting healthy diets worldwide” Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-1), Twitter

“As Americans we often think of hunger as a problem occurring in developing countries far away but 37 million Americans live with hunger. #WorldFoodDay” Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-1), Twitter

“Children are the most at risk for food insecurity in America and 11 million children suffer from food insecurity in the U.S. #WorldFoodDay” Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI-1), Twitter          

“In order to chip away at minority health disparities & food insecurity, it's imperative that families & children in South Florida & across our nation have access to healthy, affordable nutrition. This is why I'll continue fighting to protect vital programs like #SNAP! #WorldFoodDay” Rep. Alcee Hastings (D-FL-20), Facebook and Twitter

“On this #WorldFoodDay you can take action with @FAO to support the goal of #ZeroHunger by 2030.”  Rep. Dina Titus (D-NV-1), Twitter

“Malnutrition takes different forms. Today, while millions of people still suffer from starvation, health problems caused by obesity claim more lives. As healthy foods cost significantly more than processed foods, families are often forced to make difficult choices. On World Food Day, we must commit to ensuring healthy foods are affordable and available for all Americans. #ZeroHunger means investing in nutrition for those facing food insecurity and encouraging everyone to make healthy decisions.” Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA-18), Facebook and Twitter

“In 2017, #SNAP lifted 3.4 million Americans out of poverty. Abroad, more than 4 billion people in 154 countries have benefited from U.S. food assistance. On this #WorldFoodDay, our work in Congress continues to end hunger here at home & around the world.” Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN-4), Twitter