I will do whatever it takes to make sure that hungry people are fed. We are in the richest nation in the world.
I take hunger very seriously, because I know what hunger does to children.
Let's be honest. We all know that most people are really honest and that some people, a minority, will take advantage of any program.
Now, there are allegations seemingly every day on the floor of the House that my party doesn't authentically care about poor people.
I don't think that holding people accountable is punishment. I think it is a hallmark of a responsible society.
I know I am not lazy. I know I grew up as a poor boy in South Dakota, I know my life is better because I was held accountable by parents, by...
First off, we should be clear that it is the law of the land in my understanding since the 1996 Welfare Act that able-bodied SNAP recipients...
I am introducing the Farm and Ranch to School bill, which would allow for a greater portion of that budget to be used on locally sourced bee...
Evidence is powerful and data can light our way forward.
Work does that, and if a couple of things came out loud and clear that there is basis for agreement, it is first off that people who can wor...
For me, an important foundation of all of this Subcommittee's work on nutrition is, first, that we all want to improve the lives of American...
Second, that SNAP is an important poverty program. That is something worth maintaining, something worth holding up.
That is not leadership. And so, let's work with SNAP recipients. Let's work with this Subcommittee. Let's work with the Administration to mo...
No, absolutely, and I think that is what is concerning about the way the waivers operate right now...
Third, that work and education are a critically important, a necessary part of helping people realize opportunities to move out of poverty.
The term able-bodied, as we have talked about, is so key to this discussion, and I want to make sure that we are working to empower and not ...
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
You are going to make it.
