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Release No. 0506.05 Office of Communications (202) 720-4623 FARM BILL NUTRITION FORUM Nutrition Forum Boston, Massachusetts - October 28, 2005 1 P R O C E E D I N G S 2 MS. FERRIS: Welcome, everyone, coming to 3 the Boston Farm Bill forum. We appreciate having 4 such a large group joining us as we get ready for 5 the reauthorization of the 2007 Farm Bill. This 6 session provides us a great opportunity for those 7 who really play the vital roles in our programs in 8 helping the nations health as we look forward to 9 your recommendations and the improvements that can 10 be made to the nutrition programs. 11 A couple of housekeeping things that I 12 want to share. Hopefully, everyone has turned off 13 their cell phones. If they havent, would you 14 please do so. Hopefully, you have registered and 15 filled out the cards, and your name is on the list 16 at the registration table. We ask that you do 17 that. 18 Thank you -- whoevers turning off their 19 cell phone. 20 And we ask that if you have coffee or food 21 or water, that you have it outside the auditorium. 22 Were not allowed to have it here in the 23 auditorium -- except for those who cant get up and 24 have it during the session. 25 It is now my pleasure to introduce Deputy 3 1 Undersecretary Kate Coler. She was first appointed 2 as deputy undersecretary for food and consumer 3 services, December of 2003. Time goes by very 4 quickly, and she first joined USDA food and