USDA RELEASES THE FOOD INSECURITY REPORT - IT'S WORSE THAN YOU THINK

<p><strong>Food and Travel Nation - USDA RELEASES THE FOOD INSECURITY REPORT - IT'S WORSE THAN YOU THINK</strong><br /> <strong>with Elizabeth Dougherty</strong><br /> The TRUTH about Food and Travel<br /> Broadcast Date:  10/30/2023</p> <p>USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the results of the 2022 Food Insecurity Report last week, saying “They paint a picture of just how many Americans faced the heartbreaking challenge last year of struggling to meet a basic need for themselves and their children.”</p> <p>In 2022, 17 million Americans experienced significant hunger in 2022, a million more than in 2021. With the curtailment of SNAP benefits early in 2023, next year's report will be significantly worse.</p> <p>So what did Mr. Vilsack actually DO to combat hunger here in the United States?  Vilsack "reallocated" over 2 BILLION dollars to promote American agricultural interests in overseas markets.</p> <p>###</p> <p>About the show:  Food And Travel Nation with Elizabeth Dougherty is the fusion of food and travel. This fresh, compelling nationally-syndicated weekend program includes information for homesteading, traveling, gardening, taste tests, and in a twist, listeners hear what restaurant servers say about customers.<strong><br /></strong></p> <ul> <li>Each week our listeners get the very latest food and travel information</li> <li>We produce homemade videos of healthy, easy to make recipes</li> <li>We feature no-holds barred interviews in a LIVE, fast-paced, nationwide call-in show.</li> <li>Elizabeth Dougherty is a writer, trained chef, world traveler and now an award-winning talk show host.</li> <li>Food Nation Radio was on the forefront of presenting expert guests with vital information about GMOs, at a time when no one was talking about or even knew about the subject.</li> <li>We give our listeners, advertisers and stations a LIVE SHOW. (NO “BEST OF’S” EVER!)</li> <li>We present hard-hitting topics and interviews without the same old political spin.</li> <li>We are very social media conscious an