Political Quotes

“Let me first thank the chairman for his leadership and for yielding and for his longstanding commitment and support for child nutrition programs and for our children. On behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, first of all I want to thank our Speaker, Congresswoman DeLauro, and, again, Chairman Miller for their leadership. I have to thank the First Lady for her commitment to child nutrition and for launching the Let's Move program to fight childhood obesity. This program supports the First Lady's goal by reauthorizing and expanding our child nutrition programs to provide healthy, nutritious meals to our Nation's needy children. The Census Bureau's latest poverty statistics show that poverty is rampant throughout America in both Democratic and Republican districts. Let me just say, Madam Speaker, I personally know the value of these child nutrition programs. When I was a single mother on public assistance, raising two sons and going to college, I relied on school lunch programs for my children and I was on food stamps. This was really the only way, mind you, that I could feed my kids during some very difficult times. Unfortunately, this bill, however, feeds low-income children at the expense of the food stamp program.”