Do you think the Department of Labor has the power to impose a vaccine mandate on 84 million American workers?

It is my fundamental belief that everyone deserves the chance to shape a stronger future for themselves and their families.

So, since a clearinghouse has yet to be implemented, then what do--how do states know if an individual or a household is receiving multiple benefits in multiple states?

The 2018 Farm Bill mandated the NAC--the National Accuracy Clearinghouse to be utilized by all states by December 31, 2021.

I think that while there is a role, the Federal Government could do a better job in holding those programs accountable for achieving results that actually do help people get employment and put them on a path towards upward mobility.

Every single dollar that SNAP utilizes frees up extra dollars.

Thankfully, the Supreme Court stepped in to stop you, but I want to know, what was your plan if millions of workers were forced to be vaccinated, and turn in their medical records, if they refused.

SNAP is certainly one of the best tools we have for reducing poverty.

I believe that Christians have a mandate to feed the poor, and this is a mandate that is not just for the benefit of the hungry, but is also a benefit to our own--it is a reflection of our own morality.

In my home State of Texas, seniors are losing access to, or sometimes never even receiving, these crucial benefits due to difficulties they face in accessing the internet, navigating complicated applications, and dealing with onerous…

It is time for us to catch up with the times.

Acting Secretary Su tried to force 84 million Americans out of work with an illegal and unconstitutional vaccine mandate.

Right now, every dollar that Americans spend on food, only 14.5 make it back to the farm.

Americans have been struggling to get passports for years now and waiting weeks longer than they did before the pandemic.

Acting Secretary Su was one of the architects of the vaccine mandate, which the Supreme Court ruled was illegal and unconstitutional.

Instead of pursuing made-up problems with policies we know don't work, like time limiting benefits, we should be working on how to modernize SNAP to solve the problems of our constituents that they are actually facing.

Foreigners have to wait months, sometimes years, to visit the United States. These delays directly hurt American industry, slow economic growth, and delay reuniting families.

A lot of us were very concerned about what happened in Sudan.