During times of crisis and after, SNAP--and every piece of our Federal safety net--should adjust to increased income and savings.

We are so far apart on where we stand on these issues.

What I'm hearing from my constituents is that it's everything from childcare to low wages.

We have a unique opportunity to take action.

These programs do work and they are a lifesaver. I know this because they saved my life.

We have a unique opportunity to ensure that these supports are strengthened for Americans in each of our districts.

SNAP is a hand-up, and not a hand-out, for Americans striving to achieve self-sufficiency.

Our work will require bipartisan engagement and cooperation.

SNAP, and other safety net programs, are not just hand-outs for people unwilling to work toward self-sufficiency.

Every single person living in this country deserves to wake up each day without having to worry about where their next meal will come from.

Hunger does not discriminate. It exists in every one of our districts.

I am honored to serve as Chairwoman of this crucial Subcommittee and want to publicly express my full commitment to crafting impactful, lasting policy.

Let's feed people before they have to stand in line and have the stress of food insecurity.

There should be no doubt about the tremendous need for SNAP and other nutrition programs.

I remind you of the irony in the fact that those unions are made up of teachers, the same people that you're saying your children need to go back to because they are the life blood.

We want every school to open. We want kids to grow and thrive and learn in those environments, but enough of this, Democrats don't want kids to go to school. That is just not true.

It is incredibly exhausting on this Committee when hearing after hearing we're having conversations as if we don't all recognize the importance of getting kids back to school.

not one single republican, Mr. Bush, voted for the plan to help your children go back to school.

democrats do care, which is why we voted for 122 billion dollars in education funding with 3 billion of that carved out specifically for special education

I also cannot move on without just once again as I say in so many hearings that we hear over and over disparaging comments about teachers unions.

I have introduced legislation to both diversify the education profession, and to save education jobs.

As Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, I recognize that the challenges to meet the many needs facing this country are great.

The state of Connecticut and my district in particular are clear examples of the critical need for immediate investment in forward-looking, climate change mitigating infrastructure.

So, the idea that Democrats are OK with schools being closed is just a false choice.

I was pushing for schools to reopen safely and for us to make sure that funding levels would not be cut so that social workers and support service personnel, and all of those people that are necessary to meet students who are returning…