"It is still deplorable that my constituents face hunger every single day."
"I really care about and believe in, as effective as possible in meeting its goals--and doing what it ought to do, which is help this country eradicate hunger."
"We should be rewarding and incentivizing those states that eradicate hunger."
"SNAP works. SNAP is helping millions of struggling families around the county put food on the table."
"If we are talking about investing in our future, I can't think of a better investment than making sure that our kids have enough to eat."
"SNAP is a food program, not a jobs program."
"I spend a lot of time, really, talking about the conditions in New Mexico, which, given your research, and some of your--particularly, Dr. Chilton, some references that there are concerns about states..."
"we have to be clear, and that is why I want the data. So it isn't politically driven, it is data driven."
"the issue of hunger ought to be a bigger deal in this Congress than it is."
"Cutting them off from SNAP only makes hunger worse."
"The majority of SNAP recipients, who are able to work, do work."