A letter signed by four U.S. senators was recently sent to Jim Jones, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods, about the agency’s plans for reduced funding for state and local food safety programs. The letter was signed by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut), Tina Smith (D-Minnesota), Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), and Dick Durbin (D-Illinois).