Political Quotes

“I thank Chairman Conaway for his commitment to continue working on this important issue, and I look forward to working with him. Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), and I ask unanimous consent that he may control that time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Washington? There was no objection. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, as my colleague, the gentleman from Washington, is leaving, I would just urge him to read the bill, because if he did, he would realize that if this bill were to become law, there are 60,000 people in his home State of Washington who would lose SNAP benefits just due to categorical eligibility changes alone; more would lose their benefits, but just for this one tweak in this bill. The majority of the people who would lose their benefits under categorical eligibility changes are working families, working families with kids. Children, Mr. Speaker, will lose their SNAP benefits and many of them will lose access to free school meals. So, again, for all the talk on the other side about how this bill is somehow a good bill for families, read the bill. It is a pretty cruel bill for working families and for children. Mr.…”