Glenn Thompson: “I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Mr. Chairman, we have heard about broad-based categorical eligibility. If this…”

“I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. Mr. Chairman, we have heard about broad-based categorical eligibility. If this was a SNAP brochure, Mr. Chairman, and I hand this to you, regardless of what your income is, if you accept this SNAP brochure, you are now eligible for SNAP. That is broad-based categorical eligibility. Mr. Chairman, if somebody offers you an 800 number to call regarding SNAP, which is a good thing, as is the brochure, and you use that number, under broad-based categorical eligibility, you are now eligible for SNAP, no matter what your income is. So, if it has been found that some families will come off, it is because it has been found that there are families who already exceed the income. Now, here is the thing. If they just go and fill out the application, they can be eligible for SNAP if they meet those financial and asset requirements. Mr. MacARTHUR. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, how much time do I have left. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Massachusetts has 1 minute remaining. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Chairman, the CBO, the nonpartisan experts that we all rely on, says that over 400,000 households will lose their benefits because of the changes in H.R. 2 with regard to categorical eligibility. We estimate that to be a million people. That is undeniable. So you can sit here all you want and say this is going to hold everybody harmless and that kids won't suffer. It is just not true.…”