Jahana Hayes actually said...

"Instead of punishing people for being poor or for being in foster care, we need to further invest in job training and education as a way out of poverty."

"By ripping away a lifeline of an already vulnerable population, this Administration is making yet another unconscionable attack on young people and poor people."

"the loss of food assistance will likely create additional financial and emotional stress making it harder to achieve this goal."

"we are deeply concerned that the proposed changes to further restrict ABAWD's ability to receive SNAP benefits would cause significant hardship to very low-income individuals"