CCUSA letter to Congress urges certain priorities for 2018 Farm Bill

Catholic Charities USA, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Catholic Relief Services, Catholic Rural Life, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul wrote to the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives urging members to maintain certain priorities for U.S. food and agriculture policy as they consider the 2018 Farm Bill. The letters state that American policies should provide for poor and hungry people here and abroad, offer effective support for those who grow our food, ensure fairness to family farmers and ranchers while building up rural communities, and promote good stewardship of the land. Read the full letters.