So you have got to be careful where you are poor is what you are saying.

only one out of four poor children in this country is covered.

What do they have available to them to keep their family together and keep their kids from being hungry?

If I can get one other question here, the inflated figure he uses, this huge number, God, it just blows your socks off.

You mean we allow the States to have different standards for people?

there is a gap. There is not an overlap. It is a gap really that you are talking about here.

I think that term 'welfare' is what is very misleading.

The issue of using technology for like the NEXUS pass it makes a lot of sense, but if you don't have the capacity at the bridge to get those vehicles to those, you know, expedited review and approval, then it doesn't do you much good and…

Should border management--or pre-clearance has been deemed dead by the Secretary.

Moving forward, I want to ensure that the limited infrastructure funds available be targeted in such a way where we are looking at volume of traffic, we are prioritizing it so that we can maximize both security, as well as expedite the…

I just want to raise the issue of congestion at land ports of entry, and it poses a number of problems relative to security.

It seems to me that the benefit of having this more consolidated and uniform would prevent people from falling through the cracks.

I mean, how do you get more money? You do not get more money by increasing a program.

I think it is absolutely preposterous, the Department of Homeland Security, the way they are acting on this.

Over 22,000 students in my district have been benefitted from Pell grants, and I think most of them would be shocked to see this counted as welfare.

The Government Accountability Office uncovered a tremendous number of Federal programs that provide overlapping services.

It is not unnecessary to help American families; in fact, very necessary that we help American families, especially during these very difficult times.

It seems to me the Republican target is not duplicative programming, but vital lifelines for millions of struggling American families today.