Gerry Connolly actually said...

"The idea that someone is poor because they made bad choices, or they embrace poverty as a choice is a very convenient way of ignoring reality."

"We must look at where our children live and what they need because we cannot go another year with kids not getting food that they need; not--losing parents because they cannot afford healthcare. This ..."

"I find it particularly disturbing that this administration fights for tax breaks for the more fortunate while it seeks to take food literally from the mouths of hungry children by proposing to cut the..."

"Today we commence a series of four hearings that will lay bare the Trump administration's attempts to gut regulations and programs that protect the health and welfare of our Nation's children."