Ann Kirkpatrick: “We have a unique opportunity at this time to change the way we power this country.”

SNAP and our Federal safety net programs are a hand-up, not a hand-out, and many of us on this Committee once utilized the program.

Ranching is hard enough as it is, in the best of circumstances, so thank you for staying with it, and for what you do.

The average benefit is only $1.40 per person per meal.

I appreciate my colleague, Mr. Crawford's, comments about how we can work to develop a better system where we don't penalize people.