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| https://www.heitkamp.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ContentRecord_id=0f5e703a-6f6d-41ad-a44f-beecc620c62d | Heitkamp Says House Efforts to Cut Nutrition Assistance Programs Are Derailing Passage of Needed Long-Term Farm Bill | 2013-09-18 | 2013 | 2013-09 | Democrat | House | ND | Heidi Heitkamp | H001069 | www.heitkamp.senate.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor calling on the House to stop its efforts to slash nutrition assistance programs – a key component of the Farm Bill – which could derail passage of a long-term, comprehensive Farm Bill and put millions of farmers, ranchers, and low-income families at risk. “It has been six years since we have passed a long-term Farm Bill. The Senate passed a bipartisan, comprehensive bill which I proudly supported. But the House seems willing to throw it all away,” said Heitkamp. “Just a few days ago, I met with North Dakota students and parents who benefit from the very nutrition assistance programs the House wants to drastically cut. These programs provide lifelines to low-income families – offering healthier school meals, and helping parents learn to cook healthier without it costing more. We don’t live in a country that rips food safety-net programs out from under children and families who need them.” A few days ago, Heitkamp joined families in Fargo as they participated in a federal nutrition assistance education class, authorized by the Farm Bill, that provides guidance to low-income families about how to purchase and learn to cook meals in an affordable, healthy way. She also discussed with Bismarck students and school officials the provisions she helped include in the Senate-passed Farm Bill to improve school meals. On June 10, Heitkamp helped the Senate pass an overwhelmingly bipartisan Farm Bill that reduces the federal deficit by more than $23 billion. The bill reforms the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – which supports nutrition assistance programs – by closing loopholes, cracking down on abuse, and improving program integrity. In July, the House of Representatives passed a Farm Bill that completely removed the nutrition assistance provisions, putting low-income families across North Dakota and the country at risk. Heitkamp believes that doing this has threatened the successful urban-rural coalition that is needed to pass a Farm Bill. As Heitkamp often points out, an overwhelming majority of House members do not have a significant agriculture sector in their districts. While they all take advantage of the food produced in other areas of the country, these members often don’t fully understand the importance of agriculture production because their constituents are not farmers. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |