Political Quotes

“This provision only applies in the situation where a State is requiring monthly reports from food stamp recipients. With monthly reporting, frequent certification should not be necessary and adequate safeguards should be in place to ensure the financial integrity of the Food Stamp Program. Certification can be a time consuming and burdensome process and should not be required where adequate safeguards are in place in the form of monthly reporting. We would expect the Secretary to very carefully scrutinize any request to shorten the certification period and to determine that a shorter period is both necessary and that it will correct a specific problem which cannot be solved through monthly reporting. I would add that the committee expects the Department of Agriculture to provide adequate assurance in regulations that the provisions relating to monthly reporting will not adversely affect the quality control error rates of the States as it relates to this provision. And of course, nothing in this bill should be construed as limiting a State's ability to reclaim overissued benefits or issue additional benefits for under issuances as determined by a monthly report. I would like to add that in reference to the term 'report' in this legislation, the term means a complete report.”