Mike Conaway: “America has been able to not only survive but thrive because our agricultural safety net helps farmers weather the bad…”

Had I been present, I would have voted ``nay'' on rollcall No. 671.

We have a SNAP program. It is important, and we are going to keep it. The issue is, how do we administer that program that is fair to the folks who need the benefits and is also fair to the taxpayers?

I want to specifically thank Chairman Takano and Ranking Member Roe for bringing this bill to the floor and allowing this much-deserved recognition of two young heroes from Odessa, Texas. Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record the official…

The first meeting I was in this morning, a gentleman said, 'Do you want to beat people or win people?'