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Now, there are allegations seemingly every day on the floor of the House that my party doesn't authentically care about poor people.

I am interested in working with you to root out waste, fraud, and abuse wherever it is.

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.

Ninety-nine percent of them will continue to qualify or be eligible for that program.

We need the SNAP program, and we need it to be effective.

There are times when broad-based categorical eligibility is, frankly, an embarrassment.

Before I begin, I would like to take just a second to mention the resolution the Senate will be passing this week celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment. This was a landmark moment in the…

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 should work.

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 beef, bison, and other meats.

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 teachers, by the laws and regulations and rules of a society.

I appreciate the comments from the Senator from Massachusetts and also his great work on this. It has been a team effort and a great partnership. He and I--although in many cases we represent different parts of the country, we all…

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 work, should work.

No, absolutely, and I think that is what is concerning about the way the waivers operate right now...

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 move even more people from welfare to work.

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 stigmatize the ABAWD population.

Third, that work and education are a critically important, a necessary part of helping people realize opportunities to move out of poverty.