Issue Position: Food Safety and Nutrition

Issue Position

Congresswoman McCarthy believes that a healthy nation is a strong nation. As Ranking Member on the Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education Subcommittee, the Congresswoman has jurisdiction over certain nutritional issues and has a consistent voting record supporting nutritional access and assistance.

Keeping Our Food Safe

Congresswoman McCarthy has been a staunch support of strong food safety standards to keep American families healthy and safe. She cosponsored the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act to prohibit the sale or transport, as well as the importing or exporting, of horses or their parts to be slaughtered for human consumption as food.

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

During her time in Washington, Congresswoman McCarthy has been a tireless advocate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides financial assistance for low-income families, as well as seniors and veterans on fixed incomes. Congresswoman McCarthy opposed the 2013 Farm Bill because of the deep and unnecessary cuts to SNAP. The Congresswoman believes this is the wrong approach and that our nation should continue to make investments in this crucial nutrition program to ensure children and families are receiving healthy, nutritious meals.

Congresswoman McCarthy cosponsored a House Resolution calling on the House Agriculture Committee to reject any reduction in the availability or amount of benefits provided under SNAP. As a member of the Congressional Hunger Caucus, Congresswoman McCarthy signed onto a letter urging both the Senate and House Agriculture Committee Chairs to oppose reductions in SNAP funding during the Farm Bill Conference. At this time, Conference negotiations are ongoing.

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