I want to thank our cochair of the Progressive Caucus, Congressman Ellison, for, once again, his tremendous leadership, but also for that very powerful and very graphic statement, sharing the stories of people who are struggling just to…

Thank you for being with us tonight and for making it very clear. Let me now yield a few minutes to my colleague from Georgia, Congressman Hank Johnson, who has been a tremendous leader on so many issues. He will talk about these bags that…

Let me first thank the gentleman for that very powerful statement and also sharing with us what you were able to purchase. Also, much of what you purchased has a high sodium content and, as you said, very few fresh fruits and vegetables…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts very much for that very powerful and clear presentation, but also for what you do each and every day for the last 13 years. This is part of your life's work. So thank you very much for not only…

First of all, let me just say I am truly honored tonight to anchor this Special Order on the farm bill on behalf of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. And I just want to thank our cochairs, Congressman Keith Ellison and Congressman Raul…

Let me thank the gentlelady from the District of Columbia, first of all, for working day and night on behalf of the residents of the District of Columbia. Secondly, for really laying out additional impacts and how this $20 billion cut and…

Let me thank the gentlelady for that very powerful--in many ways, very sad--statement. We shouldn't have to listen to you say this in the wealthiest and most powerful country in the world. These stories should not have to be told here…

Let me just conclude, before I yield to the gentleman from Georgia. Now, I am a former food stamp recipient myself. Of course, I'm not proud of that, but I am. I didn't talk about it for a long time because of the stigma associated with…

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…

I would like to thank the gentleman for yielding. Let me just say, first, as a member of both the Appropriations and the Budget Committees, I rise in strong opposition to this rule. The allocations provided under this rule will savage…

$4.50 a day, Congressman Horsford. And let me tell you, these people are living in our districts, in Democratic Members of Congress' districts and Republicans' districts and Independents' districts. They're in rural communities and in…

Thank you very much, Congressman Horsford, for that question and for laying the facts out. There's no way a family can survive on $23,000 a year in America, I don't care what region that they live in. Secondly--and Congressman Ellison is…