SNAP is the one program that makes the most sense to me.
What doesn't work? The Federal Emergency Management Agency's administration of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program.
Hunger doesn't motivate. It dulls and makes people sick.
I urge you to protect SNAP funding as it is an effective way to give parents the power to feed their families.
It is unacceptable that any child in this great nation could go hungry.
Somehow we have determined that punishing people with hunger will motivate them towards employment.
Thank you for inviting me to discuss federally funded domestic food assistance programs.
This has created a web of programs, causing confusion for recipients who are trying to feed their families.
We need to continue to invest in our kids and America's future.
Thank you for the opportunity to testify this afternoon on government duplication and unmet needs in Federal food assistance programs.
We want to ensure every person has access to food and this overlap could be causing confusion in the system.