I thank Members of this Committee who have already joined this important legislation, and encourage all Members to cospo...
That is why last month I introduced H.R. 5215, the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016.
I have to tell you, Mr. Chairman, that is very impressive.
There are huge waiting lists. There are lots of problems currently in that system, particularly as this population is gr...
I do the SNAP Challenge every time that is offered to Members of Congress.
New Mexico has one of the highest rates of grandparents raising grandchildren.
Let us know what we can do to continue to support your efforts in this regard.
up to 80,000 New Mexicans will lose their benefits due to those job requirements to find jobs that, frankly, don't exist
we are also looking at getting folks into a situation where they are not dependent on these benefits
the support from Congress to see that happen is probably essential.
In New Mexico, we have permanent SNAP lines at the commissary on the Air Force base, because we have such high poverty r...
I have no doubt that this is going to further exacerbate the problem that you have testified about.
charity helps to support the government programs is an important concept and it is an important partnership.
We want folks to get work opportunities, and we don't want being eligible for public benefits to create an environment w...
New Mexico is the 5th largest state in terms of land mass. In contrast, we are 36th in population.
the governor has unilaterally re-imposed very restrictive work requirements on SNAP recipients, even though there are no...
I get very concerned when that flexibility... can be utilized in a way that does exactly the opposite of the intent of t...
the intent of Congress to allow states to have more flexibility in how they operate SNAP and related programs is to real...
