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Nixon’s Food Stamp Hearings Spark Policy Debate
Percy presided over hearings on government food programs. He said administration and Congress shared the goal to end hunger in America but differed on implementation. Lyng testified that food stamp growth rose from 250 million in 1969 to 1.9 billion this year, a dramatic rise rivaling pollution control in visibility.
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Senate Select Committee On Nutrition and Human Needs
McGovern
Agriculture
Richard Lyng
Charles Percy
Agriculture Department
Treasury
Percy
Administration
Congress
Nixon
America
Lyng
Arthur Schiff
New York City
Human Resources Administration
New York