Joe Baca

We need American products grown by American farmers to better ensure the economic well-being of our citizens.

What else, then, can we do to limit abuse and fraud?

In 2007, we held a hearing that demonstrated the importance of food stamp benefits to the overall health and long-term success of children.

Not only did we increase the benefit level, but we also went a long way to remove the stigma associated with food stamps.

I worry that if we have another situation like we had in 2009 we could easily lose half our nation's dairies.

Nutrition education and access to healthy food are two key components necessary for improving the health of all Americans.

Maybe penalties is something to consider. If there are no penalties, if I can get away with it, I will get away with it.

I don't think I am questioning the good loans. I just wanted to make sure there is no discrimination, that there is an equitable distribution.

And it seems like we are not concentrating on the need to feed people here in the United States.

We need to work together to address the challenges facing our farmers and ranchers.

Next week marks the 45th anniversary of implementing Medicare. On this occasion, it is right that Congress work together to protect and strengthen Medicare for our future generations. Sadly, instead of preserving Medicare, my Republican…

America's seniors have given a lifetime of service to our Nation. It is our responsibility to demonstrate the same commitment to them by providing a safety net like Medicare and Medicaid. Sadly, the Republican budget will have a…

Thank you very much. With that, it says Speaker's Trophy. I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment No. 2 Offered by Mr. Sherman The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, 2-minute voting will continue. There was no objection. The Acting…

Today we had an event, and it was on behalf of the wounded warriors, sponsored by Disabled Sports USA. These are many of our men and women who are fighting for us, have come back, and we appreciate everything that they've done for us. On…

After a lifetime of service to their families and our Nation, America's seniors deserve the security of a basic safety net like Medicare and Social Security. Sadly, the Republican budget that the House approved in April puts fundamental…

These are tough times for the American people everywhere. In my home State of California, families face a 12 percent unemployment rate, and the gas prices are well over $4 a gallon. But instead of working together to solve the problems…

Right now Californians in my home district face an almost 14 percent unemployment rate and are dealing with the fourth highest rate of foreclosures in the Nation. What my constituents need above all else is for both of us, Republicans and…

In 1965 this body voted to create Medicare and Medicaid to ensure that all seniors and disabled Americans would always have access to health coverage, and those today expect the same kind of coverage for themselves and their children. But…

We find ourselves less than 24 hours away from abandoning our veterans--I state, from abandoning our veterans, our seniors, and our active duty military personnel. Why? You ask yourself, Why? Because Republicans refuse to budge from a…

We stand today on the verge of a government shutdown. Without quick action, we will leave our seniors, our veterans, and vulnerable Americans everywhere out in the cold. But instead of working on a compromise, I state, Republicans have…

On Monday, April 4, 2011, had I been here, I would have voted in support of H.R. 1246--To reduce the amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for printing and reproduction.

Thank you very much. I want to thank the gentleman from New York, Tim Bishop, our third baseman--an excellent third baseman--for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong support of H.R. 872, the Reducing Regulatory Burdens…

America's broken immigration system continues to wreak havoc in communities across the country. Real families with real children live in fear that someone they love may be torn away from them. No child deserves to grow up without the love…

I thank the gentleman from Massachusetts for yielding. Today we are here again not to discuss any piece of legislation that will create jobs, but to eliminate a program that helps communities across the country--and I state, communities…

We've just seen 12 straight months of private sector jobs growth and there is a 2-year low in the unemployment rate. Now is the time for us to give our economy another push forward with a smart budget that invests in critical needs and…