Review of the Nutrition Assistance Program for Puerto Rico: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition of the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, First Session, June 20, 1983, San Juan, P.R. |
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administration BANK beneficiaries benefits block grant budget buy food Carlos Romero Barceló cash assistance cash program Chairman Chamber check system COLLAZO-COLLAZO Colmado Commerce of Puerto Committee Congress CORDERO-BADILLO CORRADA coupon program Department of Agriculture DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL economic effect eligibility eliminated evaluation FAMADAS Federal food assistance food checks food expenditures food stamp program food stores fraud funds going GOVERNMENT OF PUERTO Governor ROMERO-BARCELO gram handicap hearing House Agriculture Committee implemented income ISSUANCE SYSTEM JERRY HUCKABY June 20 LEITH monthly MORRISON needy non-food noncash nutrition assistance program OLIN operation Panetta participants past food payment PEDRAZA-LEDUC percent person present problem program in Puerto Puerto Rico Nutrition questions receiving recipients reduction regulations Rican Rico Nutrition Assistance SAAVEDRA San Juan SANTIAGO-NEGRON Servicios Sociales small food retailers Social Services Technicians STOKES subcommittee supermarkets supplemental security income testimony Thank things tion U.S. Congress U.S. Department
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Page 78 - Thank you for allowing me to appear before you today and present the views of the Chamber regarding the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Program.