Chuck Grassley: “On Thursday, I sounded the alarm as the lapse in government funding endangered food assistance for 42 million Americans…”

“On Thursday, I sounded the alarm as the lapse in government funding endangered food assistance for 42 million Americans and rapidly approached. I called on Senator Schumer to end the partisanship and vote for a clean extension of government funding. Forty-five Democrats have opposed a clean extension of funding 13 times. Republicans have voted for it 13 times. The Trump administration is putting a temporary bandaid on the program, tapping into emergency funds that will cover half a month of food stamps. Meanwhile, I have Iowans calling my office, asking me where they can get food for their families. This is a sad commentary on the politics in our Nation--in a nation of abundance. I always say you are only nine meals away from a revolution. Just think, if you are a family, you have children, 3 days without any food, what action you might take if you can't properly feed them. So let's feed the American people with the bipartisan cooperation they deserve and the bipartisan cooperation that has always been a part of the Food Stamp Program.”