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<h1>Testimony & Statements</h1>
<p>The American Dietetic Association has provided testimony to various legislative committees and regulatory agencies over the past several years.&nbsp; Below are links to many of these statements and testimonies, set out in both chronological order and grouped by topic.</p>

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    <a href="advocacy_20844_ENU_HTML.htm">Testimony to House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee — March 26, 2009</a>
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    <a href="advocacy_20762_ENU_HTML.htm">Statement to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee</a>
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    <a href="advocacy_20763_ENU_HTML.htm">Statement to the IOM Committee on Nutrition Standards for School Meals on Phase I Report</a>
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    <a href="advocacy_17781_ENU_HTML.htm">Testimony to IOM on Nutrition Standards for School Meals</a>
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    <a href="advocacy_10993_ENU_HTML.htm">Testimony to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Committee on the Food Assistance Programs, January 31, 2007</a>
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    <a href="advocacy_8576_ENU_HTML.htm">January 19, 2006 Ryan White CARE Act Reauthorization Feedback Session</a>
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