Glenn Thompson: “I think we are going to see many coming out in favor of this proposed farm bill and specifically the nutrition title.…”

“I think we are going to see many coming out in favor of this proposed farm bill and specifically the nutrition title. Two articles came out today. The first one is from USA Today entitled, ``Food-Stamp Work Requirements Will Lift Americans Out of Poverty,'' by our own agriculture chairman, Mike Conaway. He was joined by Lee Bowes who is the CEO of America Works of New York which is a training placement company. Also, there is an article that was published in The Wall Street Journal entitled: ``Working on Food Stamps: A House GOP reform would help the able-bodied get off the dole.'' Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record these two articles. [Apr. 12, 2018] Food-Stamp Work Requirements Will Lift Americans Out of Poverty (By Mike Conaway and Lee Bowes) There is a fundamental link between poverty and work. Individuals who hold full-time employment (https:// www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2017/ demo/P60-259.pdf) are 10 times less likely to be poor than people who are out of work during at least part of the year. But not every American has the skills and training needed to hold full-time employment. Teaching these skills takes time and resources, which is why for so long our nation has taken a piecemeal approach to supporting work and training to help move people out of poverty. Instead, we've focused the conversation on poverty around benefits--on the dollars spent and the meals served.…”