Joint Oversight Hearing: “Severe Food Distribution Shortages in Tribal and Elderly Communities”

Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture of the Committee on Agriculture and the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations

Date: Wed, 09/11/2024 – 10:00 AM

Location: Capitol Complex, 1300 LHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

Witnesses

Panel I

The Honorable Darrell G. Seki Sr.

Chairman

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians

Red Lake, Minnesota

Ms. Marty Wafford

Under Secretary of Support and Programs

Chickasaw Nation Department of Health

Ada, Oklahoma

Ms. Mary Greene-Trottier

President

National Association of Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations

Spirit Lake Tribe

Fort Totten, North Dakota

Panel II

The Honorable Thomas Vilsack

Secretary

Department of Agriculture

Accompanied by:

Ms. Cindy Long

Deputy Under Secretary

Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Mr. Bruce Summers

Administrator

Agricultural Marketing Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Committee Notices:

https://agriculture.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=7808

https://appropriations.house.gov/schedule/hearings/joint-oversight-hearing-severe-food-distribution-shortages-tribal-and-elderly