Ann Kirkpatrick: “I want to thank all of your for your courage in being here today.”

I have seen firsthand the challenges these communities, tribal communities face on a daily basis.

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

The current benefit level is not simply inadequate.

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.