It is important that we recognize that relationship.

Making the connection from farm to fork provides a great opportunity for people in both urban and rural areas...

SNAP has important short-term benefits, reducing hunger and poverty, increasing demand for food, as well as important long-term benefits.

the benefit for most families doesn't allow them to be able to afford groceries for an entire month.

I think SNAP really works well. It is very efficient. It is not perfect, but it is very efficient, and as noted, it brings people out of poverty as well.

I am deeply worried about this because I am worried that this is the direction that the majority in this Congress want to move in, and that would be a huge, huge mistake.

Many of them, by the way, are veterans who have served our country and have fallen on hard times, and they are going to lose their food benefits, which to me is outrageous.

I appreciate you not tiptoeing around the issue, because I am very, very concerned about this.

I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your incredible service.

SNAP is still a big issue.

Nutrition incentive programs are a sound investment, and I look forward to today's conversation.

We just need to connect the dots, which is where these incentive programs come in.

Moving down a pathway to reduce the benefit, or somehow re-imagine this whole program is not a good idea.

Thank you for the opportunity to share what we have learned from our pilot project relating to food insecurity...

We need a strong Federal partner in this if we are going to do this right.

Incentives for maximizing Federal nutrition programs is a relatively new area of policy, and one that I think holds a lot of promise.

I believe that the benefit we provide is inadequate, and we need to do better on the Federal level.

Hunger can exacerbate underlying medical conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, and can result in life threatening complications.

I sincerely thank Chairwoman Walorski, Ranking Member McGovern, and Members of the Subcommittee for providing me with the opportunity to share our lessons learned from the field.

I am deeply concerned about where we are going as a Congress on all this stuff.

We ought to have a Veterans Farmer Market Nutrition Program to better connect veterans and healthy foods at VA clinics.

There is an agricultural renaissance occurring, which is really exciting.

Food safety is a big issue, and my experience has been is that small and medium-sized farms get it.

I speak to high schools, and usually at the end I always ask people what do you want to do? How many want to be in Congress? Nobody.

I like your statement about pay the farmer or pay the doctor.