Jim McGovern actually said...

Efforts to convert SNAP into a block grant program would be catastrophic.

McGovern warns against converting SNAP to block grants, citing potential harm to the hunger safety net.

03/01/2017

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opening statement

Today's topic, food prices, is an important one, and it is one that we really haven't discussed much in previous hearings.

It is important for us as Members to understand the entirety of the food system.

SNAP has important short-term benefits, reducing hunger and poverty, increasing demand for food, as well as important long-term benefits.