[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 15, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H3159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                        FEDERAL FOOD ASSISTANCE

  (Mrs. CLAYTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks).
  Mrs. CLAYTON. Mr. Speaker, this last Saturday morning in my 
congressional district, some 500 people gathered together. They 
gathered at the J.H. Rose High School in Greenville. Some who gathered 
were men and some who gathered were women. Some who gathered were older 
and some who gathered were younger. Some who gathered were black and 
some who gathered were white. Not all were poor. In fact, the majority 
of them were not poor. But they all gathered with one purpose in mind. 
They all gathered to demonstrate their presence that hunger in America 
is unacceptable and cannot be tolerated.
  Those who gathered and gave up their Saturday morning said they 
wanted to send a message. They asked me to deliver that message to you, 
Mr. Speaker. The message is very simple, it is plain and it is 
reflected in their signatures on the silhouette which I brought back to 
Washington for your observance.
  The message, Mr. Speaker, is that Government should make sure that 
people who are hungry do not go unfed.
  This Nation is a strong nation, Mr. Speaker, not because of its 
technology and its defense. It is because of its compassion. We must 
not let the folks go hungry.

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