Political Quotes

“Mr. Chair, I rise to claim the time in opposition to this amendment. I oppose this amendment. Members of the LGBT community have historically faced higher rates of food insecurity. USDA has taken steps to clarify that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity are prohibited in programs administered by USDA such as SNAP. It is concerning to me that the Democratic amendment striking harmful policy riders was not put forward by the Rules Committee for the debate, while a large number of Republican amendments adding further policy riders were allowed to be considered. These amendments have no chance of becoming law and only move us further from bipartisan conference agreement which can pass both chambers of Congress. I urge my colleagues to oppose this amendment, and I reserve the balance of my time.”