Kevin McCarthy got basically everything he wanted.

We have some Members of Congress who are basically saying that what happened, what we all experienced, what we saw didn't really happen. I mean, enough. And I've had it.

We need this White House conference to look at this issue holistically to be able to address the challenges that Jean just outlined and we can do this. We can end hunger in our country.

Thank God that we have a president who recognizes we have a hunger problem in this country.

This crisis is much more serious than people who don’t go hungry believe it to be.

But the bottom line is if government is not there to help solve this problem then, you know, I don`t know what good government is.

Like Congressman McGovern said, childhood hunger is completely solvable--completely solvable.

What is harder than solving this is being hungry.

The time has come for the promise of this Nation to be that no person goes hungry in America--no person, period--not on my watch, never again.

If we have the political will, we can solve it.

The challenge before us is great, but I believe this goal is in our grasp if we are willing to fight for it.

I am proud to say that I have worked with this coalition since day one.

There is a cost to hunger. There is a cost to the status quo.

As Chairman McGovern said earlier, you know, this is completely solvable, and the money is there.

Congress, kids need your help. You have the power to change this.

The people who are hungry, who are dealing with hunger, deserve respect. They deserve dignity.

We need you as policymakers to see this as well.

Hunger is real, but it is also a solvable problem. That is what makes it so frustrating.

I think if we are going to move forward, we need to hear from those with lived experiences.

Ending hunger will not happen through hunches, assumptions, and good intentions. Ending hunger will happen with evidence-based programs and policies.

The majority of those who are able-bodied who can work are working, and they still earn so little they qualify for SNAP.

In closing, ending hunger begins with the safety net, but it does not stop there.

There is no one committee that deals with hunger here, and there is no one committee that deals with nutrition here in Congress.

I want to end my remarks by quoting someone I mentioned at the beginning, and that is Senator Bob Dole, a Republican from Kansas.

If you are hungry, you can't focus. A worker who is hungry, they are not productive in the workforce.