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PHILADELPHIA, PA, Mar. 26, 2007 -- Secretary of Agriculture Mike
Johanns and Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services Under Secretary
Nancy Montanez Johner toured the Reading Terminal Market in
Philadelphia, PA with students from General George A. McCall
Elementary School and discussed the importance of a balanced diet
and physical activity. They also held a panel discussion with key
community leaders on Title IV of the 2007 Farm Bill. The Farm Bill includes efforts to
simplify and modernize the Food
Stamp Program to improve access and better reflect the needs of
recipients and States. It also proposes to streamline other food
assistance programs to improve administration and efficiency of
programs, and increase support for healthy eating, including in
schools and other facilities that participate in food assistance
programs. |