I do consider Mr. Southerland a friend, but I would just say that we cannot pick and choose what we take out of the Bible. The Bible mentions the words ``poor'' and ``hungry'' more than 200 times. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New Hampshire (Ms. Kuster), another member of the Agriculture Committee.
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