"I just want to contextualize that, because I think there is an absurdity in this undertaking that we have here today."
"I think the answer to that is simple, which is that people are not making enough money in their jobs."
"Thank you very much. I actually want to start by following up on Mr. Jordan's line of questioning. I don't know where the 11 percent number comes from, but if 10 or 11 percent of 40 million people wer..."
"But their store, in other words, no longer could participate."
"Why is that?"
"The issue is that if they get a chance to work, they might have to work six jobs in order to make enough money not to qualify for SNAP."
"This rule will deny green cards to immigrants trying to provide food for their families with SNAP assistance."
"So the most common form, there is around 900 cases over the last 5 years."
"Basically, the person will walk into the store, the card will be swiped, cash will be given to that recipient."
"It just seems to see where our priorities are, they certainly aren't for the everyday working families, hard-working families, and poor families, and disabled families."
"I am reading that 93 percent of SNAP spending goes directly into the purchase of food."