SEN. MARKEY, REP. ALMA ADAMS REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO BETTER USE USDA'S FOOD PURCHASING DOLLARS TO SUPPORT A RESILIENT AND HEALTHY FOOD SYSTEM

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey issued the following press release:

Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), member of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Representative Alma S. Adams, PhD (NC-12) today reintroduced the Enabling Farmer, Food worker, Environmental, and Climate Targets through Innovative, Values-aligned, and Equitable (EFFECTIVE) Food Procurement Act, legislation that would that would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to harness its significant amount of purchasing power to promote better food procurement practices. The legislation creates a pathway for USDA's food purchases to support a just, healthy, and sustainable food system by including values-based goals and objectives in procuremen...