"I just want you to understand how important this is to me."
"Did you know that now there are 2.2 million people sitting in the prisons of the United States, in the jails?"
"Our welfare reform law permanently disqualifies individuals from SNAP participation if they have been convicted of a state or Federal felony involving the possession, use, or distribution of a control..."
"I just really want to commend you for putting this panel together and this hearing for several important reasons."
"Yes, the homeless are not fully picked up, you are absolutely right, in the Census data."
"When the disciples asked Him, what is it you would have me to do? He said go and feed the hungry and love your neighbor as yourself."
"I don't think this country realizes how impactful the situation is with our veterans going hungry, and it is a shame and it is a disgrace."
"We need so much there, and nowhere is this 20--20 is the number of each day that we have a veteran committing suicide."
"We should not rest with any soul in this country, any child, any person going hungry."
"African-American men make up only eight percent of the population of this nation, but they make up 50 percent of those in jail."
"We really need this to become a reality."