The Obama administration has dedicated $345 million in his 2011 budget for a similar proposal.
Gillibrand is unveiling the legislation Monday with U.S. Rep.
Nydia Velazquez and New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Sen. Gillibrand proposes $1 billion food plan
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Gillibrand says the measure would help about four million New
York residents living in so-called food deserts by providing the
funding for more than 350 stores statewide. Modeled on a similar
program in Pennsylvania, the legislation would provide startup
grants and loans in rural and urban areas to expand access to fresh
food and to create jobs.
