The following list of Senators have a particular interest in the federal food and nutrition programs (Food Stamps, WIC, School Breakfast, School Lunch, Summer Food Service Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program) and budget issues.

See also phone and room numbers of Senate committees that oversee food, nutrition, and budget legislation.

Sen. Alexander (R-TN) (Budget)
Sen. Allard (R-CO)(Budget)
Sen. Baucus (D-MT) (Ag/Finance)
Sen. Bayh (D-IN)
Sen. Bennett (R-UT)(Ag Approps., Chair)
Sen. Bingaman (D-NM)(Finance)
Sen. Bond (R-MO)(Ag Approps)
Sen. Bunning (R-KY)(Budget/Finance)
Sen. Burns (R-MT)(Ag Approps)
Sen. Byrd (D-WV)(Budget)
Sen. Chafee (R-RI)
Sen. Chambliss (R-GA)(Chair, Ag)
Sen. Cochran (R-MS)(Ag, former Chair/Approps, Chair - full)
Sen. Coleman (R-MN)(Ag)
Sen. Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Conrad (D-ND)(Ag/Budget/Finance)
Sen. Cornyn (R-TX)(Budget)
Sen. Corzine (D-NJ)(Budget)
Sen. Craig (R-ID)(formerly on Ag/Ag Approps)
Sen. Crapo (R-ID)(Ag/Budget/Finance)
Sen. Dayton (D-MN)(Ag)
Sen. DeWine (R-OH)(Approps)
Sen. Dole (R-NC)(formerly on Ag/Co-Chair, Senate Hunger Caucus)
Sen. Domenici (R-NM)(Budget)
Sen. Dorgan (D-ND)(Ag Approps)
Sen. Durbin (D-IL)(Ag Approps/Co-Chair, Senate Hunger Caucus)
Sen. Ensign (R-NV)(Budget)
Sen. Enzi (R-WY)(Budget)
Sen. Feingold (D-WI)(Budget)
Sen. Feinstein (D-CA)(Ag Approps)
Sen. Frist (R-TN)(Leadership/Finance)
Sen. Graham (R-SC)(Budget)
Sen. Grassley (R-IA)(Ag/Budget/Finance)
Sen. Gregg (R-NH)(Budget, Chair)
Sen. Harkin (D-IA)(Ag, Ranking; Ag Approps/Labor-HHS-Ed Approps, Ranking)
Sen. Hatch (R-UT)(Finance)
Sen. Jeffords (I-VT)(Finance)
Sen. Johnson (D-SD)(Budget)(Ag Approps/formerly on Ag)
Sen. Kerry (D-MA)(Finance)
Sen. Kohl (D-WI)(Ag Approps., Ranking)
Sen. Landrieu (D-LA)(Ag Approps/formerly on Ag)
Sen. Leahy (D-VT)(Ag)
Sen. Lincoln (D-AR)(Ag/Finance/Co-Chair, Senate Hunger Caucus)
Sen. Lugar (R-IN)(Ag, former Chair)
Sen. McCain (R-AZ)
Sen. McConnell (R-KY)(Ag/Ag Approps)
Sen. Murray (D-WA)(Budget)
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)(Ag)
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL)(Budget)
Sen. Obama (D-IL)
Sen. Reid (D-NV)(Leadership)
Sen. Roberts (R-KS)(Ag)
Sen. Rockefeller (D-WV)(Finance)
Sen. Salazar (D-CO)(Ag)
Sen. Santorum (R-PA)(Ag/Finance)
Sen. Sarbanes (D-MD)(Budget)
Sen. Schumer (D-NY)(Finance)
Sen. Sessions (R-AL)(Budget)
Sen. Smith (R-OR)(Finance/Co-Chair, Senate Hunger Caucus)
Sen. Snowe (R-ME)(Finance)
Sen. Specter (R-PA)(Labor-HHS-Ed Approps, Chair/Ag Approps)
Sen. Stabenow (D-MI)(Ag/Budget)
Sen. Talent (R-MO)(Ag)
Sen. Thomas (R-WY)(Ag/Finance)
Sen. Voinovich (R-OH)
Sen. Wyden (D-OR)(Budget/Finance)