Political Quotes

“Absolutely. Thank you for that. I just want to also remind us tonight that--well, first, I'm on the Budget Committee also. We had a debate about poverty. Both sides had something to say. Thank goodness at least we had a debate. But when it came to looking at the Ryan budget and the cuts that were enacted or that would be enacted if the Ryan budget passes, I can't for the life of me understand how anyone on the other side who wants to reduce poverty--as they said they do--could support the Ryan budget, because it cuts every single government program which lifts people out of poverty into the middle class and will actually put more people into poverty if the Ryan budget cuts are sustained. {time} 1910 Ms. DeLAURO. I know my colleague Mr. Johnson is here to speak--and I think you understand this--but I think people need to know this. I want to take that crop insurance program for a moment--and I'm for crop insurance. I wish it covered people in my community, in my State. My comment is, in the crop insurance program, 60 percent of those costs are picked up by the U.S. taxpayer. That doesn't include administrative costs. There is no income test, no wage threshold, no asset test, all of which apply to food stamp recipients. There are 26 individuals in this Nation who have received at a minimum $1 million in a premium subsidy, and they don't have to follow conservation programs.…”