International food aid needs reform

Op-Ed
“I know that food aid often gets there after everyone’s dead.” That stinging indictment of our international food aid programs was made by Andrew Natsios, former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), who went on to point out that “people can’t eat shipping costs.”
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What They are Saying about Food Aid Reform

Press Release
Support for Bipartisan Food Aid Reform Escalates National Farmers Union, NGOs, Think Tanks, Editorial Boards Speak Out Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY) and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), is leading the bipartisan effort to reform food aid to feed […]
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Chairman Royce and Ranking Member Engel to Offer Farm Bill Amendment to Reform Food Aid to Feed More People, More Quickly, at Lower Cost

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Vote Expected this Week Washington, D.C. – With the House of Representatives scheduled to consider a farm bill, H.R. 1947 (FARRM Act), this week, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY), the Committee’s Ranking Member, announced their intention to offer an amendment to reform U.S. […]
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A Look Ahead — Week of June 17-21

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the following upcoming Committee events: Tuesday, June 18 Subcommittee Hearing: Elections in Iran: The Regime Cementing its Control 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18 in 2172 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa Rep. Ileana […]
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Chairman Royce Announces Committee Webpage Devoted to Bipartisan Food Aid Reform Efforts

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, announced the launch of a new committee webpage that serves as a repository for information about bipartisan efforts to modernize U.S. international food aid delivery to feed more people, more quickly, at a lower cost.  The webpage launch follows Wednesday’s full committee […]
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Royce Calls on State Department Office of Inspector General to Explain its Report on Misconduct and Political Interference in Investigations

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, called on the State Department’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) to explain in detail how it produced the February 2013 OIG report on misconduct within the State Department and reported interference by senior State Department officials to stymie the […]
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Chairman Royce Demands Answers From State Department on Allegations of Misconduct and Political Interference in Investigations

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, demanded an explanation from Secretary of State John Kerry regarding allegations of misconduct within the State Department and interference by senior State Department officials in the subsequent investigations.  The letter follows Chairman Royce’s announcement yesterday that he has asked […]
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Chairman Royce to Convene Hearing on Reforming U.S. Food Aid Delivery to Feed More for Less – Wednesday 10 a.m.

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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, will convene a hearing tomorrow morning on reforming the U.S. international food aid program in order to help more people, more quickly, at a lower cost.  The hearing, entitled “Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less,” will begin […]
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Chairman Royce Statement on Allegations of State Department Interference in Misconduct Investigations

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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on news reports that senior State Department officials prevented the Diplomatic Security Service from conducting investigations into allegations of administrative and criminal misconduct within the Department: “I am appalled not only at the reported misconduct […]
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