Chris Pappas actually said...

"Thank you to the Chairman and to the ranking member for conducting this hearing today."

"Certainly no one is getting rich on the four-to-five-dollar-a-day average that SNAP pays for food assistance, and if anyone thinks that is an overly generous benefit, they should try living on it."

"I would like to second that recommendation, that we continue to look for ways to listen to the veterans."

"It is our job to be able to make sure that they are taken care of."