Political Quotes

“I want to thank the gentleman from California for really bringing home the point of the importance of SNAP benefits to our Nation, the validity of the program and the ridiculousness of the cuts that were passed out of the House today. Instead of working to create jobs here at home, the majority is punishing people in America. It's pushing punishing legislation that abandons Americans who want to work but who can't find jobs. Even in communities with high unemployment, with double-digit unemployment, adults who can't find at least a half-time job under this bill would be thrown off SNAP after 3 months regardless of how high local unemployment is. Now, this is unnecessary. SNAP currently has work requirements that can be waived by the States during times of high unemployment. Forty- six States, including almost every State with a Republican Governor, sought waivers in fiscal year '13 to provide SNAP for those looking for work--and repeatedly so over the last 10 years. The bottom line here is that the bill that passed out of the House today on SNAP--cutting SNAP benefits close to $40 billion over the next 10 years--is radical, and it won't pass into law. The Senate will not take up such a bill. The President would never sign it. It's radical, and it's a waste of time.…”