Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia: “I rise today because there are children in Texas going hungry, and Governor Greg Abbott just made it worse. This week…”

“I rise today because there are children in Texas going hungry, and Governor Greg Abbott just made it worse. This week, he vetoed $60 million in State spending for a summer food program that would have helped feed children while school was out. With that one decision, he turned his back on our most vulnerable kids and walked away from $450 million in Federal funding that could have helped struggling families across Texas. Texas has the second-highest rate of food insecurity in the Nation. One in four children in our State face hunger. That is 25 percent of our children. Let's be clear: How can you claim to be pro-life and then just let children starve? To paraphrase Matthew: For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink. Our job is simple: Take care of our kids, feed the hungry, and lift up the families who need us most. I will never stop fighting for them, and I will always put people over politics.”