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 consideration.'

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.

I urge the U.S. Government to take the lead in forming a multilateral approach of governments dealing with China's human rights crisis.

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.

respect for human rights is a non-partisan issue and the United States has an essential role in speaking out against abuses.

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.

Again, the more cars on the road, the more wear and tear, the more cost of maintaining our highways.

The more cars on the road, the more wear and tear, the more cost of maintaining our highways.

Thank you, and even though you are generous in offering to give us more time than three minutes, I am going to try to stick to three minutes.

They have already seen a reduction in their benefit. They have to decide whether it is more economical for them to drive to work or take mass transit.

I am going to try to stick to three minutes.

He was tireless in his commitment to the people of Africa and their well-being.

No one can come to the House floor today and speak about Sudan and protecting the people of Sudan from their murderous government without paying tribute to our dear colleague, Donald Payne.

All of us here are very much committed to eliminating fraud, waste, and abuse not only in the SNAP program but every program that the government oversees.

I think we would all be a heck of a lot better off. We could save a lot more money and put it toward deficit reduction.

There is not a single community that is hunger-free, and that is something we all should be ashamed about.

I know in my State of Massachusetts, the number of people who are eligible for SNAP has increased as the economy has gotten worse.

We are all obviously committed to doing everything we can to eliminate fraud, waste, and abuse to the system.

One of the reasons why I wanted to stress the efficiency of this program is because I think there is a mindset amongst some that this program is not run very efficiently.

I think it would be helpful if you could give us some clarity on whether or not millionaires are getting SNAP benefits or not.

I really do think that we need a national policy to deal with the food insecurity and hunger in this country.

If the economy gets better, the amount we spend goes down.

These are really vital programs. I think all of us when we go into our districts, we see people who are in really tough situations.

I mean, there is not an actual constituency out there to tell Members, please continue to vote for a robust food aid budget for international food aid programs.

Make no mistake, in these tough times, the Federal nutrition programs are the safety net between hunger and health for millions of Americans.