"I will use that as a kind way of saying that sometimes they are mismanaged."
"I would think that we would need to match benefits proportionately and inversely proportionate to your income."
"Just as it is gravely wrong to take from individuals what they can accomplish by their own initiative and industry and give it to the community, so also it is an injustice and at the same time a grave..."
"The more the government grows in its unmerited transfer of wealth to the poor, the less the poor person will find the flourishing life and freedom for which he or she was created."
"Federal aid in such cases encourages the expectation of paternal care on the part of the government and weakens the sturdiness of our national character."
"I only hope you'll consider that the involvement of the Federal Government in helping people in my community has also brought its share of hurt."
"We still see increases in poverty, but it has gone down significantly since its peak. We have more work to do."
"I have to remember the SNAP Program is a supplementary program, and it is serving well."
"A prevalent tendency to disregard the limited mission of this [government] power and duty should be steadfastly resisted, to the end that the lesson should be constantly enforced that, though the peop..."
"I remind you that many of the people that we are talking about who participate in this program are children."
"I really appreciate the thoughtful conversation. I really appreciate the panelists today, especially those who have their personal stories to share, and I thought it was just very well done."