We can end hunger in America, and we can end it now. We have reached only one of these goals. It is time to achieve the other. Hunger has no place in the new world tomorrow brings. It is a form of economic suicide.
Hunger is also inconsistent with our conscience.
If anything is un-American, it is hunger. We believe Americans have reached a consensus on ending hunger. We come to this consensus from many points of view. Many of us are moved by the belief that the United States is losing its economic leadership, and that we must invest more in our children and families to insure national productivity in a more competitive world. Others are moved by enlightened self-interest, pointing out that we either pay now or pay later for preventable problems.