Nikema Williams: “Unfortunately, the City of Atlanta, in my district, leads the nation in the racial wealth gap.”

Puerto Rico has been excluded from SNAP since the 1980s, and NAP is one of the main programs that island residents turn to.

We need to get more support to them so that they can help people with disabilities, women, families with children, people of color, LGBTQ+, and others avoid discrimination.

In September, not only did Republican brinkmanship here in the House bring us to the verge of a government shutdown, but it also brought us precariously close to an expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program.

That is the reason I urge this Committee to take the opportunity in the farm bill to address this issue and support real nutrition assistance and security for Puerto Rico.