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Has the Biden Administration prosecuted a single case of that fraud? Have they prosecuted a single case of SNAP fraud?

I do have a problem with a Happy Meal or a drive-through being part of it.

How are we going to fix the problem if we don't do it legislatively?

Well, ma'am, just giving more money to people and allowing them to buy 200 calorie sodas in a 12 ounce can and potato chips is simply making the problem worse.

Until this Administration pushes to do a better job of matching people with these jobs and disincentivizing the COVID culture of not working, these problems that we are talking about today are only going to persist.

Thanks to the 2018 Farm Bill, low-income Americans receiving SNAP benefits, on average, receive $36.24 more per person per month.

The 2018 Farm Bill, which passed with strong bipartisan support, included many important SNAP-related provisions.

Throughout the pandemic, SNAP has worked as it should, serving as an economic stabilizer for our nation.

I look forward to discussing how SNAP--as the nation's largest anti-hunger program--addresses the food insecurity of those most in need in this country.

She has introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for veterans with disabilities to access SNAP, the Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2022 (H.R. 7272).

I am working closely with our Subcommittee Chairwoman on this, the gentlelady from Connecticut, who is spearheading excellent legislation to address this.

Research has found that veterans have a 7.4 percent greater risk for food insecurity than non-veterans.

The resulting 2021 Thrifty Food Plan was the first in 5 decades to not be held cost-neutral, allowing it to truly reflect the cost of an adequate diet.

SNAP will continue to be a critical lifeline for low-income Americans, ensuring they are able to purchase a nutritionally adequate diet.

One of the many lessons of this terrible genocide in the Ukraine is looking at how vulnerable food security can be.

I can assure you that the Food for Peace Program, both as authorized and as implemented, at its core is using U.S.-sourced food commodities.

In past farm bill debates, there have been efforts to reform the Food for Peace to shift more resources away from commodity food aid to cash assistance.

To bolster the American response to these crises, 36 bipartisan Members of the House Agriculture Committee, myself included, recently sent Administrator Power and Secretary Vilsack a letter encouraging them to tap the Bill Emerson…