For Immediate Release
July 24, 2009
Contact: Kristin Crawford
717-787-4420
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Brubaker Attends Pennsylvania Food Summit With US Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce 

HARRISBURG - Sen. Mike Brubaker (R-36) attended a meeting in Philadelphia today with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke to promote efforts to improve access to fresh food in Pennsylvania communities. 

The meeting included a tour of the new Parkside Shop Rite supermarket and a town hall meeting with state and local government officials. The meeting highlighted the importance of providing convenient access to food to fight hunger and promote economic development in areas of need. 

"Safe and easy access to food is one of the most important ways to eliminate hunger in our communities, and I am pleased that this event highlighted our statewide efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity," said Brubaker, who chairs the legislative Hunger Caucus.

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