October 28, 2019
By Raja Krishnamoorthi and Darin LaHood
As Members of Congress (click here) on opposite sides of the aisle, there is no shortage of issues on which we disagree. In many ways, the differences between the districts we represent — one in suburban Chicago, the other downstate in central and west-central Illinois — are a microcosm of the growing divide in our country.
But we are united in the shared experience of fatherhood and the instinct to protect, provide for and nurture our children. Like fathers everywhere, we have heard our children exclaim “Dad, I’m hungry,” countless times. Yet while we have had the ability and the resources to meet our children’s needs, millions of parents in our country and around the world are not so fortunate.
As fathers, we cannot imagine being unable to answer our children’s cries. That is why we are proud to stand together in support of H.Res.189, a resolution calling for continued U.S. leadership and accelerated progress against hunger and malnutrition, especially in the critical 1,000 days between conception and the child’s second birthday.....
