Ann Kirkpatrick: “I was absent today due to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I would have voted: ``yea'' on rollcall No. 35…”

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.

The current benefit level is not simply inadequate.

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