We are disappointed that the Administration’s Farm Bill proposal does not make any net new investments in the Food Stamp Program. While the Bush Administration is recommending some modest positive changes to the program, any gains are negated by proposed cuts. And the big loss is the missed opportunity to truly improve the program by expanding access and increasing benefits, which are universally agreed to be less than needed for healthy nutrition. With one in eight American households struggling against hunger, it is short-sighted to propose net budget savings rather than invest in a program that can make Americans, and particularly children, healthier, better students and more productive workers. We hope and expect that the new Congress will do better.