Ann Kirkpatrick: “I look forward to working with you to pass a budget that will give the VA the resources needed.”

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.

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.

This can't continue. We have to ensure that our workforce has access to good-paying union jobs here in the United States, and we must prioritize clean energy solutions at the same time.

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