REMARKS
Council Member Brewer advocates for renewed farm bill and thanks supporters
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer expresses gratitude for support of Resolution 227, which calls for a renewed farm bill with increased funding for food aid. She emphasizes the importance of addressing food insecurity in New York City and the need for a comprehensive farm bill renewal.
- Brewer highlights the expiration of the previous farm bill and the current state of limbo for farmers
- She mentions a recent stopgap emergency spending proposal and criticizes its inadequacy
- Brewer acknowledges various individuals and organizations for their efforts in fighting food insecurity and supporting clubhouses
Gale A. Brewer
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Thank you very much.
0:25:41
I just wanna thank those who support resolution 227, which as the speaker indicated, calls for a renewed farm bill increasing funding for life saving food aid.
0:25:52
We know how many New Yorkers are experiencing food insecurity.
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We know that cuts to food security will increase the need for emergency food assistance at food banks and soup kitchens already have long lines.
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The last farm bill was written in 2018 and it expired in September after a 1 year extension, leaving the farmers in limbo.
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Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a stopgap emergency spending on Tuesday.
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I hope it goes through.
0:26:19
Mister Trump is playing craziness.
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It includes 10,000,000,000 in aid to farmers, which is less than they hoped for.
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We need a real renewal.
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I wanna thank the staff, my staff, Shula Warren and Cynthia Hornig, but also Joel Berg, hunger hunger free America, for your leadership in the fight against food insecurity.
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And I wanna thank both, congressman Esprit and, commissioner Park for writing in the op ed today in the daily news, a better farm bill that feeds families.
0:26:49
Absolutely correct.
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And also, madam speaker, also thank you for clubhouses.
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You funded those, the smaller ones, and people are so, so appreciative.
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Thank you.
