14. Ag 8/3: F 73/15/pt.2-3 PROPOSED REAUTHORIZATION OF THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ACT OF 1977 (Food Stamps) PROPOSED REAUTHORIZATION OF THE HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY UNITED STATES SENATE NINETY-SEVENTH CONGRESS COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY BOB DOLE, Kansas JESSE HELMS, North Carolina, Chairman S. I. HAYAKAWA, California WALTER D. HUDDLESTON, Kentucky JOHN MELCHER, Montana DAVID H. PRYOR, Arkansas DAVID L. BOREN, Oklahoma GEORGE S. DUNLOP, Chief of Staff (II) CONTENTS Helms, Hon. Jesse, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, opening statement..... Page Romero-Barcelo, Hon. Carlos, Governor, Puerto Rico, accompanied by Balta- sar Corrada, Resident Commissioner, Puerto Rico, U.S. House of Repre- Weisskoff, Dr. Richard, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Puett, Sammie Lynn, commissioner, Department of Human Services, Nash- Fredericks, John, assistant commissioner, food stamp division, New York Department of Social Services, Albany, N.Y., accompanied by John Har- wick, food stamp director, State of New York..... Richards, Edward L., investigator general, Texas Department of Human Re- sources, Austin, Tex.; accompanied by Jim Graham, special operations divi- Marino, Rev. Eugene, Auxiliary Bishop, Archdiocese of Washington, repre- senting the U.S. Catholic Conference.. Walker, Rev. John T., Episcopal Bishop of Washington, representing the Nelson, Mary, director, Lutheran Family Mission, Chicago, Ill., representing the Lutheran Council in the United States. Wood, Rev. Richard, director, Illinois Consortium of Government Concerns, Amedei, Ms. Nancy, director, Food Research & Action Center, and Delton Shaker, William H., executive vice president, National Tax Limitation Com- Magee, Robert E., Acting Inspector General, U.S. Department of Agriculture... Eschwege, Henry, Director, Community and Economic Development Division, Greenstein, Robert, director, Project on Food Assistance and Poverty. Dempsey, John T., director, Michigan Department of Social Services, and chairman of the National Council of State Public Welfare Administrators of |