Jackie Walorski

You think 1 hour of notice is legitimate for two organizations and militaries that are talking?

Would there not be an element of trust that would have to prevail here when we just literally saw what happened this morning...

I believe it is a crisis. I believe we have had a President with no foreign policy whatsoever.

Thank you, Mr. Benishek. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the distinguished gentleman from Michigan and the distinguished gentlewoman from Arizona for yielding. In honor of Suicide Prevention Month, I rise today to increase awareness about…

I appreciate that, and I agree.

I believe we can be good stewards of the American taxpayer money. I really do.

Does FNS have the ability to track well-being, economic security, as the recipients go through the program?

We have talked about the economic ladder and really assisting people climbing up into this economic ladder.

In the State of Indiana where I live, $2.5 billion is more than real money. It is shocking money.

I want a guarantee that says, here is what history says, we are still having hearings on massive amount of issues.

It just surprises me, Mr. Chairman, that we sit here time and time again and we hear it.

Thank you for the opportunity to testify this afternoon.

I thank the gentlewoman from North Carolina and also my colleague from Indiana. Madam Speaker, I rise to express my deepest concern that the President of the United States is signing an agreement with a leading state sponsor of terrorism…

This process is not just about the bureaucracy behind SNAP, it's about helping people.

Thank you, Chairwoman Walorski, Ranking Member McGovern, and Members of the Subcommittee on Nutrition for the opportunity to speak before you today.

America is the Land of Opportunity, not the Land of 'Well, I'll Have to Think About It.'

Chairwoman Walorski, and distinguished Members of the Committee, my name is Dr. Eduardo Ochoa.

How do I break the cycle of poverty?

I think we ought to have a White House conference on food, nutrition, and hunger because I do think that is the place where all these different ideas which fall under the jurisdiction of multiple committees can come together, and we can…

Thank you, Dr. Ratcliffe.

America is the land of opportunity, not the land of we will have to think about it.

We are here to ensure people will get a job, support their family, and ultimately become financially independent.

This leads to better outcomes because we are better able to judge what works and what doesn't.

SNAP is critical to ending childhood hunger.

Chairwoman Walorski, Ranking Member McGovern, and other Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me to participate in today's hearing.