I do think the SNAP program is essential to feed families, but I also know that, somehow, it needs to prime the pump and not be the pump.

We encourage Congress to make the Hunger Free Communities a stand-alone component of the farm bill with mandatory funding to increase the capacity of states developing innovative partnerships.

This is what is wrong right now with this. This is what is wrong with this argument. This is what is wrong the American people to get.

I believe the gentleman from Illinois has a good heart. I just believe he is dead wrong on many things dealing with this.

I can't begin to express as others have and I appreciate every comment regarding our condolences for the tremendous loss that you have experienced.

But as you, yourself, pointed out, those stats are flawed at best.

Mr. Ronnebeck, I believe you said it so well when you said this is a family's biggest nightmare.

All welfare is local, therefore I believe it is a wise principle to allow flexibility as most of the solutions will also reside at the local level.

I ran on the basis that Washington was too big and it really did too much, and it really impeded the private sector from growing.

Mr. President, in accordance with rule XXVI, paragraph 2 of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I ask unanimous consent for myself as chairman of the Select Committee on Ethics and for Senator Boxer as vice chairman of the committee that the…

Like Senator Markey, I voted for the 2001 authorization when I was here.

I thank the gentleman for the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with a heavy heart to pay tribute to a constituent, a friend, and a brother in Christ, Timothy F. Johnson, who, on January 30, left this life to spend eternity with our Savior…

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate northeast Georgia's Engelheim Vineyards for its success in the San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Thanks to the great Peach State winemakers, including Jan and Gary Engel, the owners of…

Mr. Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. A recorded vote was ordered. The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--ayes 233, noes 158, answered ``present'' 1, not voting 40, as…

Mr. Speaker, I would like to start off with a positive note. Just recently, President Obama submitted the Federal budget on time for the first time since 2010. While I appreciate his timeliness, I, and the constituents in my district…

The President's actions to grant de facto amnesty to five million is just exasperating an already existing problem.

It is important for Congress to look for ways to eliminate frivolous and abusive litigation.

These types of proposals are unsettling because they discriminate against a particular type of technology.