Sam Farr: “I rise in support of the Hall amendment. There isn't a more vulnerable population out there than children, especially…”

“I rise in support of the Hall amendment. There isn't a more vulnerable population out there than children, especially poor children. The food programs the country has instituted over the years have been put in place to protect this most at-risk group. It is unconscionable for this body to consider legislation that would deny food to the very mouths of babes. Upward of 2.2 million children could be affected in the Food Stamp Program alone by this bill. Another 1 million children could be affected by cuts to the WIC Program. Even more would feel the impact of cuts to child nutrition, school lunch and breakfast and other hot meal programs that provide essential services to our youngest and most tenuous of constituents. I urge my colleagues to support the Hall amendment and give American kids a fighting chance.”