Alma Adams: “I recently introduced the Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2016 to strengthen the SNAP program.”

In one of the richest countries in the world no one working full-time should be living in poverty.

Tipped workers are unfortunately paid less per hour than non-tipped workers, and they have less access to benefits.

Soil is the source of our lives, and it is responsible for life on Earth.

It is my wish that today's hearing will provide us with an opportunity for bipartisan collaboration on policy solutions that safeguard the civil rights and dignity of all individuals.