Glenn Thompson: “I thank the gentleman for his leadership and for joining us here this evening. One of the things I really love about the…”

“I thank the gentleman for his leadership and for joining us here this evening. One of the things I really love about the Agriculture Committee is, quite frankly, what we do. Everyone eats, nutrition matters, and our Agriculture Committee is represented by Members from all over the country, including Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield to the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. DesJarlais), another member of the Agriculture Committee from Tennessee's Fourth Congressional District. Mr. DesJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Thompson. We really do appreciate his leadership on this issue and his passion. He spent so much time and effort to get this right, and it is really rare in this country where you can get so many people to come together--especially in these times--and agree on one thing. But when it comes to work-capable people between age 18 and 59 contributing to the workforce, about 80 percent of Americans agree on this. This is across the aisle. This is Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. It is hard to get people to agree on anything, but this is just such a commonsense, humane thing to do. I don't fully understand who the 2 in 10 are who would disagree with this. Maybe they are people who are not working who are able-bodied. But at any rate, this is something that is designed to help lift people from poverty, break the cycle of debt, and get people to work and feel good about themselves.…”