If we are to effectively utilize our strength as a nation with respect to the workplace. dependent care and similar programs are vital in ensuring the maintenance and expansion of millions of productive workers. And finally. this bill authorizes funding for the Community Food and Nutrition Program to help combat the problem of hunger. Although most people associate hunger with the famine ravaged African nations. U.S. hunger and malnutrition do exist and are particularly severe for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. native Americans. and the elderly. It is certainly one of the more pressing problems facing our society today. All of these programs are defensible. utilized. and achieving their objective.