Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentleman for yielding. I rise in strong opposition to this amendment. This is yet another heartless cut on the backs of hungry families all across America. How much is enough for those who are relentless-- relentless--in attacking low-income families and hungry children. Cutting over $20 billion in SNAP benefits is bad enough, but this amendment would add insult to injury. This is mind-boggling. Let me tell you, I know from personal experience, no one wants to be on food stamps. Many who are on SNAP are hardworking people making minimum wage, and others are desperately looking for a job in these difficult economic times. This amendment demands that hungry families search for a job even while it eliminates all employment assistance and job-training funds for those very families. Let's not pretend that by making a family suffer more hunger and more desperation and more hardship that a job will suddenly appear for them. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this very, very heartless, cruel, and inhumane amendment.”