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Daren Bakst

Daren Bakst is Deputy Director, Center for Energy and Environment, and Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI). Before joining CEI, Daren was a Senior Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation, where he played a leading role in the launch of the organization’s new energy and environmental center. For a decade, he led Heritage’s food and agricultural policy work, and he edited and co-authored Heritage’s book Farms and Free Enterprise. He has testified numerous times before Congress, has appeared frequently on media outlets, and has played leadership roles in such organizations such as the Federalist Society, American Agricultural Law Association, and Food and Drug Law Institute (serving on the Food and Drug Law Journal’s editorial advisory board).

Bylined chapters

• 10. Department of Agriculture

Major recommendations in those chapters

1. 10 · 293 Withdraw the U.S. from U.N. sustainable-development food schemes Not started
2. 10 · 296 Repeal the federal sugar program Needs Congress Not started
3. 10 · 296 Repeal the ARC and PLC farm subsidy programs Needs Congress Not started
4. 10 · 298 Move USDA food and nutrition programs to HHS Needs Congress Not started
5. 10 · 299 Reinstate SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults Not started
6. 10 · 304 Eliminate the Conservation Reserve Program Needs Congress Not started
7. 10 · 309 Repeal the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Needs Congress Not started
8. 10 · 310 Eliminate the Food and Nutrition Service Needs Congress Not started

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