"Taking away food from people who need it is not a solution toward any improvements or efforts to deal with the SNAP Program in the next farm bill."
"My district is struggling, and cuts to the program would be devastating and directly equate to taking food out of the mouths of children and families in my district."
"I would reject a proposal in the next farm bill to dramatically cut the SNAP Program."
"One thing every Member on this Committee can agree upon is that we want to make it more effective for people to be able to become self-sufficient and to feed their families."
"we are really talking about setting the groundwork here for the next farm bill, and how we try, hopefully, to come together in a bipartisan effort as we look at reauthorization of the SNAP Program and..."
"The facts indicate that this was the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency."
"Because we all know we have a tremendous refugee problem in that part of the world, whether we are talking about Jordan or Turkey."
"these vouchers, sadly, corruption in that part of the world is the grease that makes that place work."
"But what is the measure, the criteria? I mean, besides time, compared to----"
"the emphasis must remain on providing in-kind donations, such as these food products, whether they be fruits, vegetables, dairy products from my district, or other parts of the country"
"Mr. Secretary, you mentioned that the President's budget for food aid also improves our ability to respond in these humanitarian situations."