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NEW REPORT: Voters READY TO INVEST MORE TAX DOLLARS TO FIGHT HUNGER
As Congress takes up the Obama administration's first budget, a new report shows that voters favor spending additional tax dollars on programs to combat domestic and global hunger, even when they are told the cost.
food crisis = HUNGER CRISIS
Grocery prices are up 7.5 percent from one year ago - more than double the average annual rate. Prices for some staples, such as flour, have risen more than 20 percent. Higher food prices don't just mean higher grocery bills; they mean more hungry people. Read what Alliance members and others are doing to respond.
"HUNGER IS A POLITICAL CONDITION"
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) comments on the need for political will to end hunger in the United States in a report from the American News Project featuring Alliance member Bread for the World.