MAGA Cuts Cancel Food For Harvesters?!?

Here's a bit of local blame game reporting amid undoubtedly harsh times for so many on the low-end:

"As part of an ongoing campaign to slash the federal budget, the U.S. Department of Agriculture pulled the plug on $500 million worth of government commodities designated for food banks nationwide.

"Caught in the fray were scheduled deliveries to Harvesters, the food bank that serves the Kansas City area and helps supply food to area food pantries, community kitchens and shelters. The organization got word on March 25 that orders coming to both Kansas and Missouri had been called off."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Trump administration's cuts cancel food deliveries to Harvesters

Harvesters has received word that shipments of food from the federal government have been canceled. (Suzanne King/The Beacon) The Trump administration has canceled orders for truckloads of food - including cases of milk, eggs, cheese, chicken and fruit - that had been slated for Missouri and Kansas food pantries and hunger outreach groups beginning in April.