This document contains witness testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional hearing called to examine the issue of hunger and the elderly. Opening statements are included from Representatives Dennis Hertel, Mickey Leland, Jim Lightfoot, John McCain, Leon Panetta, Thomas Ridge, Marge Roukema, Edward Roybal, and Bill Schuette. William Hutton, the executive director of the National Council of Senior Citizens, examines socioeconomic trends which demonstrate the increased risk of hunger among the elderly poor. Other witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Rosalie Abrams, a state senator and director of the Maryland State Office on Aging; (2) Adelaide Carpenter, a volunteer for the Polk County Elderly Feeding Program in Des Moines, Iowa; (3) John Driggs, the chairman of Western Savings and Loan in Phoenix, Arizona; (4) David Lipschitz, the director of Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas; (5) Bill Moyer, director of the King County Nutrition Project in Seattle, Washington; and (6) Michio Suzuki, the associate commissioner of the Office of State and Tribal Programs, Administration on Aging. Those witnesses who work with the elderly poor give concrete examples of the magnitude of the problem of hunger among the elderly. Perspectives on the programmatic issues involved are provided, including the impact of recent reductions in federal spending on the unmet need, as well as evidence that shortsighted nutrition reductions can in the long run mean higher spending on other programs. Prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials are included. (NB)