"So I view this program as essential to making sure that people don't go hungry, and good nutrition is also essential for people to have a healthy life."
"Two-thirds of SNAP recipients are not expected to work. They are children, they are senior citizens, and they are the disabled."
"And let me just say this about the waivers: Republican governors as well as Democratic governors did that, and they did it not because they were trying to cheat the system."
"When I think of Alan Simpson and Pete Domenici, I don't necessarily think of bleeding hearts, but in their recommendations they recommend we don't touch this program."
"I am happy to work with you to increase the benefit because it is inadequate."
"McGovern's comments about the need for these programs, and the fact that we are talking about them is not a reason to cut them unnecessarily or make them go away without good reason."
"I mean it was a very thoughtful study of our deficits, and how we get to a balanced budget and how we proceed forward, and that we should not be putting people into poverty as a part of that process."
"Every case is different. Every single person in poverty is different from the other person in poverty, and it is so difficult to categorize these matters."
"The cliff effect is a huge issue, a massive issue."
"One of the biggest tragedies my years in the Housing Authority is the loss of the Self-Sufficiency Program."
"Every decision has a reaction, and every act has an act on the other side."
"SNAP works. And, Mr. Greenstein, you just made that point that it is a well-run, efficiently-run, effective program, and we should be proud of this program."