I will do whatever it takes to make sure that hungry people are fed. We are in the richest nation in the world.

we need this program, and we need this program to be effective.

Let's have an honest reform of that system rather than through distortions of the existing system.

many kids who might lose free meals through categorical eligibility being eliminated could still get reduced-price meals.

There are some changes that need to happen in this system if we are concerned about the benefits cliff.

Somebody used the word, whistleblower, to describe Mr. Undersander, and that is the right approach.

And absolutely they should have that school lunch. Ninety-nine percent of them will continue to qualify or be eligible for that program.

I just want to make sure that comes to the fore.

I want to say how much I appreciated the tone of Mr. Van Drew. He clearly is attempting to find common ground.

We have to find a way to make sure that hungry people can eat all of the time.

I know I am not lazy. I know I grew up as a poor boy in South Dakota, I know my life is better because I was held accountable by parents, by teachers, by the laws and regulations and rules of a society.