I think whenever we entertain any of this we have got to make sure that we are getting value out of whatever we are proposing.

Hunger is not a Republican or Democrat issue. It is all of our issue that we have to take on.

It is outrageous that people who have drug convictions cannot get SNAP.

Protecting SNAP and preventing fraud is not a Republican or a Democratic issue, though. I think everyone agrees on that.

Food banks are really critical for the support and foundation of SNAP.

I will work in this farm bill to modernize SNAP to work for recipients in the 21st century.

our nutrition programs in the farm bill provide a modest but incredibly important support for Americans who need to put food on their tables.

Each and every one of those people are Americans, and they should have the same access to vital programs like this.

We are seeing, in my communities across New Jersey, how SNAP is a powerful program that needs to be protected, and frankly, needs to be expanded.

I am concerned about proposals to limit this.

I also plan to introduce legislation, the HAND UP Act, that will ensure SNAP is implemented in a way that measurably improves the employment outcomes of able-bodied Americans.

We are facing, in this country, also, not just a hunger crisis but a nutrition crisis.