In America today, almost 14 million children, one in every five, live below the federal poverty level.
Food safety is a very real matter of national security, and I hope that we are using our resources as wisely as possible.
Now does not seem a good time to pull back on our commitments to international food aid.
What happens? Do States ask you for the materials, and then they are distributed in the State?
government does have a moral responsibility in these areas.
My Food Pyramid. Okay.
Make such sums as may be necessary available for the SNAP benefit payments.
To be very honest, we do not have time to wait until 2014 to start improving the health of our kids.
This Committee has provided $700 million in 100 percent administrative funds to help states cope with the increased workloads they are exper...
We are going to work with you in trying to find the additional funding for that and where it can come from.
making sure that the children of this Nation are well-fed is part of our national security. But it is a moral responsibility.
One recommendation that has been made is to begin to provide SNAP benefits on a biweekly basis. It seems to me this is a common-sense approa...
Science ought to come into play somewhere.
my understanding is that, just to add to what Congressman Farr is saying, that there are findings in a USDA report that found that WIC is pa...
I am delighted that you are looking at what it takes to make available a healthy lunch for our kids.
What are you doing about this?
We will pass the health care bill on Sunday, and one of the pieces that I think is particularly important that hasn't had that much focus or...
The SNAP benefits are provided to participants at the beginning of the month, and most participants spend the benefits in the first part of ...
