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  • Engel Scores 100% on National Food Policy Scorecard

    10/18/16
    Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a leading member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, received a 100% score on Food Policy Action's National Food Policy Scorecard
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  • Engel Remarks on Child Labor in the Cocoa Industry

    06/22/16
    Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, delivered the following remarks about child labor in cocoa production at a meeting of the Child Labor Cocoa Coordinating Group (CLCCG)
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  • Engel Statement on World Wildlife Day

    03/03/16
    Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, made the following statement to commemorate World Wildlife Day
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  • Rep. Engel Earns Perfect Score on Support for Sustainable, Healthy Food Policies

    11/18/15
    Congressman Eliot L. Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, was awarded a perfect 100% on the National Food Policy Scorecard: 2015 Progress Report, which tracks Congressional support for healthy and sustainable food policies
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  • Engel Pens Op-Ed on U.S.-Japan Strategic Alliance

    04/28/15
    The United States and Japan must pursue these steps if we intend the U.S.-Japan partnership to make an impact on Asia's developing regional security architecture. We need to work together in so-called "grey zone" contingencies in the East and South China Seas and the Indian Ocean. We need to collaborate in intelligence work, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations. We need to look ahead to emerging challenges and opportunities like space and cyber space.
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  • Snap Cuts Hurt the Most Vulnerable

    01/29/14
    "While the Farm Bill the House considered today is a marked improvement from the original House bill, which cut $40 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the $8.5 billion in cuts to the program were simply unacceptable. The House Republican's fixation on cutting aid to the most needy was mitigated, but not eliminated in today's bill."
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  • Engel: End Food Stamp Cuts

    12/02/13
    At a time when Americans celebrate a land of plenty, Congressman Eliot Engel today called for the reversal of the recent cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) calling the program essential for helping working people below the poverty line.
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  • Cong. Eliot Engel at Food Bank

    11/08/13
    Congressman Eliot Engel at Food Bank NYC with (l) Katy Flint Coppinger, Senior Director of Development for the Food Bank for Westchester, and (r) Margarette Purvis, President and CEO of Food Bank for New York City. Rep. Engel was at the New York Anti-Hunger Roundtable Friday at Hunts Point to discuss the impact of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on New York, and how to protect and strengthen anti-hunger resources.
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  • Engel, Serrano Call for End to SNAP Cuts

    11/08/13
    Congressman Eliot Engel, joined by Congressman Jose Serrano, today called for the reversal of the cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) at the Food Bank for New York City, saying these necessary benefits must be preserved.
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  • ENGEL CALLS FOOD STAMP CUTS A 'MORAL OUTRAGE'

    10/30/13
    "I strongly oppose cuts to SNAP, and find it a moral outrage we would consider gutting this program when so many Americans are still recovering from the effects of the worst recession in generations."
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  • ENGEL REMARKS FOLLOWING FIRST MEETING OF FARM BILL CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

    10/30/13
    "I strongly oppose cuts to SNAP, and find it a moral outrage that we would consider gutting this program when so many Americans are still recovering from the effects of the worst recession in generations." "The bottom line is that these artificial restrictions on our ability to respond to humanitarian emergencies must be reformed to make our programs more flexible and efficient."
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  • REP. ENGEL NAMED CONFEREE ON FARM BILL: Will negotiate on Farm Bill with Senate

    10/14/13
    Congressman Eliot Engel was named as a conferee to the Farm Bill Conference Committee, which will work out a compromise Farm Bill with the Senate. Both bodies passed differing bills, so conferees, as they are called, from both houses will negotiate the co
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  • The New York Botanical Garden's Greenmarket: Wednesdays now through November 27, 9 a.m.–3 p.m.

    09/30/13
    Every Wednesday now through November 27, The New York Botanical Garden's Greenmarket provides affordable, locally grown produce along with fresh and nutritious baked goods and other specialty items. And, the market accepts EBT cards, FMNP, and WIC in
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  • REP. ENGEL VOTES AGAINST SPLIT FARM BILL; CALLS EXCLUSION OF FOOD STAMPS "A SHAM"

    07/11/13
    Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) voted against the House GOP Leadership's passing of a watered down Farm Bill which omitted the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Historically, the SNAP program has been part of the Farm Bill – w
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  • REP. ENGEL VOTES TO PROTECT AMERICA'S FOOD SUPPLY

    07/31/09
    Congressman Eliot Engel today voted in favor of H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act, to provide increased protections for the nation's food supply, in light of recent outbreaks of food-borne illnesses. The legislation passed the full House by a vote of 283 to 142.
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