U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan led a rally at the Regional Food Bank of the Hudson Valley in Montgomery on Monday in protest of cuts to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program. He estimated the cuts will mean two million fewer meals to families in Orange, Ulster and Dutchess counties. Photo by Dylan Skriloff.
U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan led a rally at the Regional Food Bank of the Hudson Valley in Montgomery on Monday in protest of cuts to the federal Emergency Food Assistance Program. He estimated the cuts will mean two million fewer meals to families in Orange, Ulster and Dutchess counties. Photo by Dylan Skriloff.

Montgomery. Area’s congressman estimates that the food bank will distribute two million fewer meals to families in Orange, Ulster and Dutchess counties as a result of the cuts.

Community rallies to protest cuts to food bank funding
22 Apr 2025 | 04:21
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U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan led a rally at the Regional Food Bank of the Hudson Valley in Montgomery on Monday in protest of unilateral cuts to the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) that will reduce the availability of food to needy individuals in the region.

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