Ann Kirkpatrick: “SNAP and our Federal safety net programs are a hand-up, not a hand-out, and many of us on this Committee once utilized…”

I come from a multi-generational family of ranchers in northern Arizona.

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

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

It is not only a question of fairness, but also an important investment in the future of our agricultural economy.