Mazie Hirono: “I am concerned that this bill will no longer provide a meaningful opportunity for U.S. citizens to petition for their…”

This bill will take food assistance--the literal means by which some people are able to put nutritious food on the table--away from them.

A vote against this amendment is a vote to screw the most vulnerable people in our country. I yield. I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Louisiana.

So the rampant corruption of this regime, what kind of threat does this blatant corruption pose to our democracy, our institutions, and the American people?

I happen to be the only naturalized citizen sitting on this committee, and I am horrified by the implication that naturalized citizens basically get second-class citizenship.