The following is an op-ed from Celeste Meiffren, field director with Illinois PIRG.
When Congress turns to reauthorizing the federal Farm Bill this
summer, you might think that only farmers should care. But in reality,
the decisions they make impact all of us, because there’s a real risk
Congress will maintain a broken status quo that lavishes taxpayer
dollars on the junk food ingredients that are helping to fuel the
obesity epidemic.
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