“We are pleased the Senate passed legislation to ensure low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals through the federal food program. The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act includes provisions FMI has sought to help lay the groundwork for a smooth transition for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) customers to use an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card for their transactions at grocery stores. This is a very positive development and we applaud Senators Lincoln and Chambliss for their work on it.
We are, however, disappointed that the Senate cut funding to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $1.3 billion. Although this cut is not immediate, taking place in 2013, it is on top of another cut to SNAP (2014-2016) that was made earlier in the day on Thursday (in H.R. 1586, the state assistance bill on teacher pay and Federal Medical Assistance Percentage extension).”
Food Marketing Institute proudly advocates on behalf of the food retail industry. FMI’s U.S. members operate nearly 40,000 retail food stores and 25,000 pharmacies, representing a combined annual sales volume of almost $770 billion. Through programs in public affairs, food safety, research, education and industry relations, FMI offers resources and provides valuable benefits to more than 1,225 food retail and wholesale member companies in the United States and around the world. FMI membership covers the spectrum of diverse venues where food is sold, including single owner grocery stores, large multi-store supermarket chains and mixed retail stores. For more information, visit www.fmi.org and for information regarding the FMI foundation, visit www.fmifoundation.org.
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