"It hurts the integrity of the program because we want to see the people who need the help receive it."
"I think everybody at this dais realizes the importance of this program for the people who need it."
"I think a lot of Americans are very concerned right now about the exploding participation and cost of the SNAP program over the past 4 years."
"When you look at the savings for taxpayers, $90 million saved over the course of 3 years because of the way that we are going to manage our resources."
"I think it is important that Congress protects the integrity of the nutrition program so that they can serve those who need assistance."
"What my question would be and what I think has concerned a lot of people is with that out there and if that is--if these numbers are wrong, please, let me know, but what our concern is, is hurting the..."
"What I would like to do at this point, we will go recess for the vote and then come back..."
"Secretary Spaulding, why was the internal memo so closely guarded?"
"So building and forming those partnerships with the regulated CFATS community is vitally important?"
"But in the past, you feel like there was some discouragement?"
"We have heard from industry... the Department of Homeland Security has not fully developed or utilized the public-private partnerships."