Hunger czar a priority
“Hunger is not a partisan issue, but very much a political issue,” said Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) The Alliance to End Hunger hosted a conference and released an exit poll from Tuesday that looked specifically at hunger issues. Senator Dick Lugar (R-Ind.) and Rep. McGovern both spoke on overcoming the global hunger crisis. Sen. Lugar contextualized the problem by saying that “our diplomatic efforts to maintain peace will be far more difficult wherever food shortages contribute to extremism and conflict.” McGovern spoke of a letter intended for President-Elect Obama that advocated the appointment of a “hunger czar” that would coordinate and cooperate between different agencies to minimize food shortages and hunger.
November 6, 2008
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