Ann Kirkpatrick: “Thank you for visiting the Phoenix facility as your first stop after you were confirmed, that really gave a message to…”

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.

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