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Sen. Deb Fischer offers up 'canned food' as alternate to USDA food bank cuts [View all]

Source: Politico

03/13/2025 09:35 AM EDT

Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) seemed to defend the Trump administration’s cuts to local food purchasing for schools and food banks, saying Thursday that “canned food” and other non-perishable options can also be “wholesome.”

“I think there’s different avenues we can take on that to make sure that still meet the needs of people,” Fischer said at POLITICO Playbook’s First 100 Days breakfast series.

Fischer was responding to news earlier this week that USDA canceled two programs that gave schools and food banks money to purchase food from local farms, axing more than $1 billion in federal spending.

The Republican senator added that she continues to back food banks and supports having “fresh food available,” but “sometimes we forget that” canned food is “always an option as well.”

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/13/deb-fischer-canned-food-usda-food-bank-cuts-00228164

WTF does she think most food banks primarily have for fruit, vegetables, and legumes, where schools use the "industrial size" cans? Most of the stuff IS "non-perishable", where having access to actual "fresh produce" has been a chronic problem for years.

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Sen. Deb Fischer offers up 'canned food' as alternate to USDA food bank cuts [View all] BumRushDaShow Mar 13 OP

I'm so proud of my Senator Omaha Steve Mar 13 #1

No brains in HER family... dchill Mar 13 #28

nobody ever accused a republican of being smart. Meadowoak Mar 13 #2

For good reason. NotHardly Mar 13 #11

She can eat this canned food: Dave Bowman Mar 13 #3

The G.O.P.ers want to strangle wholesome local food to promo Industrial FoodCorp, inc, crap BoRaGard Mar 13 #4

It's all about developing the farms with McMansions - the real estate lobby bucolic_frolic Mar 13 #5

The fresh cabbage is the money. No money no cabbage fresh or canned. Historic NY Mar 13 #6

Repube version of ChocoRations is CorpoRations BoRaGard Mar 13 #7

RESIGN........and give back all the money as a senator and give back all the future retirement that you will be getting turbinetree Mar 13 #8

Let them eat canned food Bok_Tukalo Mar 13 #9

What she meant to say was ButchMcMuffin Mar 13 #13

Thing is, canned cat food & dog food isn't all that cheap anymore either. Wiz Imp Mar 13 #33

No it's not ButchMcMuffin Mar 13 #46

"may be" is rapidly becoming "is". rubbersole Mar 13 #19

I know the basics get the red out Mar 13 #26

The canned food sodium levels will keep the salt miners gainfully employed Submariner Mar 13 #10

I'm confused. So does she think that canned food is free? Wiz Imp Mar 13 #12

The aluminum for cans is about to skyrocket in price. Thank you trump tariff Tootbsb Mar 13 #14

To be accurate, most canned foods come in cans made of steel. Wednesdays Mar 13 #16

What an effing ...... 58Sunliner Mar 13 #15

She needs to be canned Wicked Blue Mar 13 #17

She is paid a salary of $174,000 per year for a six year job. Harker Mar 13 #18

Is she an example of what happens when... WestMichRad Mar 13 #20

Del Monte used to claim canned green beans were as nutritious as fresh cooked ... Auggie Mar 13 #21

Let them... littlemissmartypants Mar 13 #22

"Let them eat Spam and Stewed Tomatoes 🍅 !" benfranklin1776 Mar 13 #23

My question is repukes really are this stupid or crazy or are they just that scared of trump they will say anything? Biophilic Mar 13 #24

Eat your station get the red out Mar 13 #25

"Ketchup is a vegetable" Klarkashton Mar 13 #27

Is she talking about canned cat and dog food? Diamond_Dog Mar 13 #29

EVERYBODY! Buy stock in CANNED GOODS companies! dchill Mar 13 #30

How long before she turns canned food into cat food? Renew Deal Mar 13 #31

Let em' eat canned food. Mmmmmmmm Magoo48 Mar 13 #32

Marie Antoinette much? LW1977 Mar 13 #34

Note that these remarks are part of colorado_ufo Mar 13 #35

I saw that BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #36

The stupidity is simply astounding. hamsterjill Mar 13 #37

"She should have to eat Chef Boyardee Ravioli for a year. " BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #38

Who remembers government cheese? Fichefinder Mar 13 #39

Yup BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #41

Hateful. Solly Mack Mar 13 #40

Wasn't there some crazy and deliberately punitive GOP idea a few years back - can't recall if this was highplainsdem Mar 13 #42

Some canned foods are useful to have around Retrograde Mar 13 #43

She is pushing cutting subsidies and grants to schools & pantries used to support local farm produce markets BumRushDaShow Mar 13 #45

Is she not merciful!? SKKY Mar 13 #44