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.
It just defies logic that we won't allow a rotisserie chicken to be----
I absolutely support the work requirements that we have sought to add.
We micromanage everything that our school nutrition people can serve our kids, as if that is the problem with their health.
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.
Some of my colleagues are also aiming to cut the program, and making a conscious decision that would directly hurt the poor and working fami...
It is kind of like Robin Hood in reverse. We are taking food from the poorest of the poor, we are blaming them for the debt, and we are aski...
Food insecurity is a critical issue in eastern North Carolina, rural America, and across the country.
The evidence is very clear. The majority of Americans think able-bodied adults without children should have to work, or seek work, or get th...
One party in this country doesn't own compassion, and one party in this country doesn't own the willingness to give the shirt off your back ...
What baffles me with the whole system--my school nutrition people--we micromanage everything...
Hungry people can't work. Hungry kids can't learn. Hungry families can't raise their children. And a hungry nation cannot prosper.
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?
I am trying to get an interest here in Congress to explore this.
Thank you. I am out of time, but I look forward to exploring ways we can make these kinds of technical changes in the farm bill that will im...
We need to give our growers the tools in order to manage the actual risks that they are facing, which has implications not only for them but...
