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What doesn't work? The Federal Emergency Management Agency's administration of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.

SNAP is the one program that makes the most sense to me.

Hunger doesn't motivate. It dulls and makes people sick.

Somehow we have determined that punishing people with hunger will motivate them towards employment.

Thank you for inviting me to discuss federally funded domestic food assistance programs.

This has created a web of programs, causing confusion for recipients who are trying to feed their families.

I urge you to protect SNAP funding as it is an effective way to give parents the power to feed their families.

We need to continue to invest in our kids and America's future.

It is unacceptable that any child in this great nation could go hungry.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify this afternoon on government duplication and unmet needs in Federal food assistance programs.

We want to ensure every person has access to food and this overlap could be causing confusion in the system.

Let's continue this conversation and begin to understand how to best serve all families because we can always do better.

No one should go hungry, and highlighting the value of helping to get people out of poverty.

If we can't fulfill this promise, we should provide seniors with SNAP benefits sufficient to be healthy.

I urge you and your Congressional colleagues to continue the bipartisan support of the SNAP program.

Government can't and should not be expected to deal with this significant issue on its own.

We need your support and the bipartisan support of the Congress to pass The America Gives More Act this year.

Cutting funding for SNAP... would not only harm millions of our neediest citizens but also would overwhelm states and charities.