These nutrition programs are meant to be a hand up for the neediest Americans, yet time and time again we see cases of criminal organizations skimming and then trafficking SNAP benefits.

I am deeply concerned that, instead of addressing our nation's persistent food insecurity, some people would like to suggest we should police the purchase of SNAP recipients.

By raising the SNAP benefit, it will decrease health costs.

When we start policing these food programs unnecessarily, it will run up the administrative costs.

Ensuring no American goes hungry should not be controversial. That is why I will not support any bill that further tries to reduce food assistance and benefits to low-income households.

We have to be prepared.

I encourage all of my colleagues to support my Foreign Animal Disease Prevention, Surveillance, and Rapid Response Act (H.R. 3419).

So, it is critical that we have the funding for these programs.

It is critical that we have the funding for these programs.

I have long advocated that we go beyond looking at the G20, to even looking at the G21.

Thank you very much, for the witnesses that have come before us today. And I am proud to say I come from the great State of Illinois.