"Never waste a crisis is a leadership motto I firmly believe and follow."
"the benefit is inadequate, and maybe we ought to be talking about expanding GusNIP as a way to deal with that."
"You cut SNAP, you make more people in this country hungry, then we are against this farm bill."
"we are going to fight like hell against any cuts to this program that will increase hunger in this country."
"We are taking food from the poorest of the poor, we are blaming them for the debt, and we are asking nothing of the richest of the rich."
"Cuts to SNAP harm our nation's most vulnerable, including children, and families, and older Americans, and disabled people."
"Taking away SNAP doesn't help anyone find work. It just makes them go hungry."
"SNAP is one of the largest anti-hunger, anti-poverty initiatives in this nation."
"Hungry kids don't learn, and hunger and poverty are a significant driver to poor learning outcomes."
"If there is no grocery store around you, and you are buying your meals from a bodega, and you are homeless, and don't have access to hot foods, you buy what is available."
"I remain outraged that the Republicans demanded more older Americans be subject to SNAP's harsh time limits on benefits as part of the debt limit agreement."
"Leaving people hungry will not help our economy, it will not create jobs, or balance the budget."