When I think of Alan Simpson and Pete Domenici, I don't necessarily think of bleeding hearts, but in their recommendatio...
I hope that this is not going to be an exercise in another attack against poor people because I fear I have seen this mo...
And let me just say this about the waivers: Republican governors as well as Democratic governors did that, and they did ...
opening statement
I am happy to work with you to increase the benefit because it is inadequate.
I find it a little bit curious that we seem to be singling out SNAP for review.
Every case is different. Every single person in poverty is different from the other person in poverty, and it is so diff...
The cliff effect is a huge issue, a massive issue.
One of the biggest tragedies my years in the Housing Authority is the loss of the Self-Sufficiency Program.
McGovern's comments about the need for these programs, and the fact that we are talking about them is not a reason to cu...
I mean it was a very thoughtful study of our deficits, and how we get to a balanced budget and how we proceed forward, a...
Every decision has a reaction, and every act has an act on the other side.
SNAP works. And, Mr. Greenstein, you just made that point that it is a well-run, efficiently-run, effective program, and...
SNAP eligibility requirements are tough, even if you are poor, and the program has one of the lowest error rates of any ...
Thank you very much, Chairwoman Walorski, and congratulations on chairing your first hearing of this Subcommittee.
Thank you, Chairwoman Jackie Walorski, Ranking Member Jim McGovern, and Members of the Subcommittee on Nutrition for the...
Millionaires on SNAP. It is not a problem. We fixed it in the farm bill.
As a Member of Congress, I am ashamed of that fact. So I would say hunger is a political condition.
