"We can all agree on one thing: We want to help the economy where Americans are working and earning a sustainable wage to support their families."
"We know that many families on SNAP are working, but there are others who have not been able to find employment or earn enough to no longer require Federal food assistance."
"The point of the pilots covering a range of strategies each within a rigorous evaluation is to ensure Congress has the necessary information to make informed decisions about how to help SNAP recipient..."
"good people of different opinions working to try to achieve the common goal is still what this legislative body should be all about."
"We can all agree on one thing: we want a healthy economy where Americans are working and earning a sustainable wage to support their families."
"Today, we are still experiencing what some have described as the 'worst recovery ever' because in no other recession did it take this long to recover lost jobs."
"The work pilots we will be talking about today are a response to that need, incorporating multiple provisions initially contained in the House-passed farm bill."
"Your testimony asking for greater oversight to the implementation process and concern that end users are being treated like large Wall Street banks is something that this committee and the Agriculture..."
"End users did not create the financial crisis in 2008 and should not be regulated like they did."
"The Agricultural Act of 2014 is a shift to a more risk-based safety net."
"Producers in my state pay incredibly high premiums for their crop insurance coverage."
"The APH Adjustment would provide widespread relief for wheat producers."