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I just wondered if you might have any access or idea of how quickly they are approved, and how are we verifying...

This farm bill is not a nutrition bill, and that there is more to be discussed than just SNAP programming.

We micromanage everything that our school nutrition people can serve our kids, as if that is the problem with their health.

It just defies logic that we won't allow a rotisserie chicken to be----

It bothers me--as a parent, I walk in the grocery store, I see things that I buy for my family that can't be bought with SNAP benefits.

I absolutely support the work requirements that we have sought to add.

I am concerned that we are not addressing that in a proper way, because many of these job opportunities are disappearing.

What can we do to improve this situation with our children, our seniors, and our veterans?

More than 80 percent of SNAP households included a child, an elderly adult, or a person with a disability.

We stand united against any efforts to take food away from children, families, or any vulnerable American in this farm bill.

Ms. Brown, are SNAP applicants and recipients required to provide a Social Security Number to receive and retain SNAP benefits?

Thank you to the U.S.

What has been missed here is that--this issue of work, as if Democrats don't have work requirements. We do, up to 49 years of age.

So, I believe strongly that we need to make it possible for the millions of students that want to follow in a similar path to mine who--we need to enable them to make those ends meet while pursuing that education.

Despite the importance of nutrition to student success, and what I would consider increased opportunity, recent surveys estimate that as many as 30 to 40 percent of college students are impacted by food insecurity.

I think we need to encourage opportunity, and I think we need to do that with all of our government programs.

Dr. Rachidi, you note in your testimony SNAP must accomplish its core goal of supporting Americans in their path out of poverty.

That is why I was proud to co-lead Training and Nutrition Stability Act, H.R. 3087, with Committee Members Alma Adams and Mark Molinaro, along with Adriano Espaillat.