"I absolutely agree with you. I mean, that is one of the reasons why I have been urging the White House to do a conference on food and nutrition."
"I think we need the Administration to stand up and fight for this program because I worry as we talk about balancing budgets that SNAP has become kind of the convenient ATM machine."
"I think we need the Administration to draw a line in the sand that enough is enough."
"a cut of $16.5 billion is unacceptable."
"How would these cuts impact the ability of low-income rural families to purchase food?"
"But in the short term, it is important that the Administration make it clear that a cut of $16.5 billion is unacceptable."
"When you testified here more than a year ago, you said in response to a question by my colleague Mr. Cardoza, 'there will be policy changes that we will want to come to this Committee for your conside..."
"Here, I call on the U.S. Congress to pass a resolution to direct the State Department to at least come up with conditional support of China's membership on the U.N. Human Rights Council."
"I urge the U.S. Government to take the lead in forming a multilateral approach of governments dealing with China's human rights crisis."
"Mr. Xi Jinping, since you are now just taking over the helm of Chinese leadership, you well may be spared the blame for the repressive policies adopted and implemented by your predecessors."
"If America wants to elevate its reputation in China it should persist in its values of human rights and freedom instead of putting business profits on top of everything."
"respect for human rights is a non-partisan issue and the United States has an essential role in speaking out against abuses."