Mike Conaway: “I don't have any other speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, can you tell me how…”

“I don't have any other speakers, and I reserve the balance of my time. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, can you tell me how much time remains. The ACTING CHAIR. The gentlewoman has 2\1/2\ minutes remaining. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr. McGovern). {time} 1930 Mr. McGOVERN. I want to thank the gentlelady for yielding. Let me get this straight. So, if Congress doesn't do its job, we don't get punished--poor people get punished. I think we have it backwards here. Why should we hold poor people hostage to the fact that somehow this Congress can't get its act together? For our lack of ability to get things done around here, we don't hold people accountable who receive other subsidies who are, quite frankly, well off. This is yet another in a series of amendments to diminish the plight of poor people, to demonize programs like SNAP; and I really think it's unfortunate. I mean, we're going to punish poor people because we can't reauthorize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. What a terrible idea. I hope that my colleagues on both sides of the aisle will agree with us on this and reject this. Ms. DeLAURO. How much time remains, Mr. Chairman? The Acting CHAIR. The gentlelady from Connecticut has 1\1/2\ minutes remaining. Ms. DeLAURO.…”