$50 million in funds for food security have not been distributed
U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Jon Tester, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and Committee Chairman Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) strongly urged U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to immediately make use of $50 million in Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) purchasing funds to ensure food security in Indian Country.
The FDPIR provides U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) food and nutrit