Political Quotes

“I continue to reserve the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a statement from No Kid Hungry, Share Our Strength, an initiative strongly opposed to this bill. [From No Kid Hungry, May 15, 2018] Congress Must Vote No on Farm Bill Washington, DC.--This week the House of Representatives will vote on the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), also known as the Farm Bill. The following is a statement from Share Our Strength's Senior Vice President Lisa Davis about the harmful impact the bill would have on struggling families in America. Share Our Strength officially opposes the bill. ``This week, the House of Representatives will vote on the Farm Bill. On balance, this bill will ultimately increase poverty and hunger in the United States and Share Our Strength cannot support it. Thirteen million children today are growing up in families that worry about hunger. Even more live in families on the brink, just one lost job, one medical emergency, one broken water heater away from hunger. Consider: A study by the Federal Reserve shows that nearly half of all Americans couldn't come up with $400 for an emergency expense. Another study from the National Center for Children in Poverty shows that nearly half of all children in the United States live ``dangerously close'' to the poverty line. 6 in 10 Americans will spend at least one year of their lives in poverty.…”