Jim McGovern

I just--I don't get it.

I think they deserve to be recognized, and I think that is the will of the House.

They were never recognized at the time for their service to our country, and many of us thought that they deserve some sort of recognition.

I am here to ask you to provide $250,000 for the creation and distribution of the Atomic Veterans Service Medal.

You, in the last fiscal year, raised the amount for this program from $5 million to $10 million, and we are here to ask that we continue the $10 million.

I want to thank you, Madam Chair and Ranking Member Visclosky, for allowing me the opportunity to testify in support of the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program.

All it is is a recognition, a medal or whatever is deemed appropriate, but something that would honor their service and recognize their service.

During the 23 hearings our Committee has held on SNAP, we've heard from experts--conservative and liberal--that SNAP works.

One of my great frustrations as a Member of Congress has been the unwillingness of the United States Government, under both Democratic and Republican administrations, to impose any real consequences for China's bad human rights behavior.

As Xi Jinping consolidated his power during last October's Communist Party Congress, he laid out a vision of China in which every aspect of life--economic, political, cultural and religious--will be under the control of the Communist Party.

China has a terrible human rights record. Whatever hope once existed that China would become more open, more ruled by law and more democratic as it became wealthier, has faded over the years--especially under the rule of President Xi…

I admire the courage and perseverance of the Tibetan people. I have stood in solidarity with them for years in their struggle to exercise their basic human rights.

This bill would deny entry into the United States to Chinese government officials responsible for creating or administering restrictions on U.S. government officials.

USDA has proposed converting about half of SNAP benefits for more than 80% of SNAP recipients into a food box.

Please get them to release the text so that we can actually look at it and know what we are going to be voting on.

The majority of people who can work actually do work who are on SNAP.

SNAP is a very effective program and you didn't want to fix things that aren't broken.

If it eviscerates our nutrition programs, our SNAP Program, there is going to be one hell of a fight on the floor.

I am deeply worried about the future of SNAP and our nutrition programs.

We are all speaking with one voice here today.

I am frustrated that our Government hasn't done more over the years.

Chairman Emeritus Ros-Lehtinen's H. Con. Resolution 89 provides comprehensive reassertion of U.S. policies toward Tibet, underscoring the importance of the Tibetan Policy Act.

Representative McGovern's Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 would promote access to Tibetan areas by denying U.S. visas to Chinese Government officials who are involved in restricting access to Tibet.

I hope that today the panel can provide the subcommittee with suggestions for policy Congress can pursue to push back against these abuses that we see too often coming out of China.

I want to say thank you for the opportunity to give a voice to those who have none.