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. [Testimony: PDF]
Chairman
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Red Lake, Minnesota

Ms. Marty Wafford [Testimony: PDF]
Under Secretary of Support and Programs
Chickasaw Nation Department of Health
Ada, Oklahoma

Ms. Mary Greene-Trottier [Testimony: PDF]
President
National Association of Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations
Spirit Lake Tribe
Fort Totten, North Dakota

Panel II
The Honorable Thomas Vilsack [Testimony: PDF]
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

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