The fact of the matter is we are not meeting the need because the government, in my opinion, is not adequately investing and responding to the real need that is out there.
They urge us not to cut SNAP, not to block grant SNAP. In fact, they urged us to strengthen the program by making it easier for eligible peo...
Congress has been so focused on trying to demonize the program and finding some fault with the program.
The only way to solve that problem is by increasing wages.
I would like to think that we all can agree that everybody who is eligible for this benefit should be able to get it, that we shouldn't be g...
We need to keep the focus on the importance of SNAP, and the importance of having an adequate SNAP benefit as people are working their way t...
I have been advocating for a long time that the White House ought to do a White House Conference on food, nutrition and hunger to figure out...
We ought to make sure that the narrative that we are echoing here reflects the reality.
During that hearing there was testimony regarding additional Federal nutrition programs, including the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (...
The majority of people on this program are kids, are senior citizens, are those who are disabled.
And anybody who tells you, and I have to say this, I really feel strongly about this, that this benefit is enough ought to live on it.