Ann Kirkpatrick: “I support President Obama's plan to reduce the federal government's energy bill by 25 percent.”

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

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.

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

It is incumbent upon Congress and the USDA to reverse this trend.