Jim McGovern

If I can make one last quick point. Going back to this issue of food security and healthy choices...

Everybody around here is saying they agree with you that we need to control health care costs.

The mission of ECS is to ensure an optimal start for children by helping families achieve positive health, parenting and child development outcomes.

The Balanced Budget Constitutional amendment is a common sense approach to ensure that Congress is bound by the same fiscal principles that America's families face each day.

I further request that the funding level for Function 600 Income Security has the necessary resources to eliminate child hunger in America...

I respectfully ask, Mr. Chairman, that the FY 2010 Budget Resolution include a robust Function 150 International Affairs Account...

I am a very strong supporter of the President's commitments to end child hunger in America by 2015--and to cut in half global hunger and poverty by 2015.

I further request that the funding levels for Function 600 Income Security has the necessary resources to eliminate child hunger in America.

It is critical for the committee and the budget resolution that they ensure that the funds required to accomplish these mandates are clearly included.

I am a very strong supporter of President Obama's commitments to end child hunger in America by 2015 and to cut in half global poverty and hunger by 2015.

I want to commend Mr. Peters for his testimony. I want to associate myself with his remarks. We need to do more to support our manufacturing base in this country.

For health care projects, for education projects, all very important to get our economy moving again.

I request that you and the members of this subcommittee when determining transportation priorities for Fiscal Year 2000 include support of this worthy project.