Juan Vargas: “If this was a tabula rasa, a blank slate, we would never give aid to this country.”

We are arguing here about what should be in it and what should not be in it, which I think is important.

I think banks are much more sound when they don't put their head in the sand, and take a look at what is happening nationally and internationally.

It is ridiculous. It is a nice speech when they say, 'patriotism,' the coal companies and all this.

I sincerely thank the gentlewoman from Connecticut for bringing us together tonight to defend the SNAP program. In America, no child should go to bed hungry. No family should have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. SNAP…