[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[House]
[Pages H10047-H10048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     REPUBLICAN CUTS TO FOOD STAMPS

  (Mr. CROWLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CROWLEY. Madam Speaker, I rise in opposition to the Republican 
cuts to food stamps under this reconciliation budget, an incredible 
total loss of $844 million, $844 million that comes directly from 
people in this country who are struggling to feed themselves and their 
families; $844 million from people who can least afford such a drastic 
cut. And once again, immigrant families are being treated particularly 
inhumanely by this Republican plan.
  And let me be clear. We are talking about denying assistance to legal 
permanent residents, immigrants who play by the rules, support our 
communities, and serve in our military; immigrants who sacrifice so 
much to come here; immigrants who are frequently among the most vocal 
supporters of America and the American Dream. Under the Republican 
plan, 70,000 legal immigrant households will be denied food stamps for 
an extra 5 years.

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  But if the argument for supporting humane treatment of our immigrant 
population does not sway you, consider that many of these legal 
immigrant families include children, kids who are American citizens, 
kids who will be denied food stamps for an extra 5 years. If you do not 
see this as unconscionable, I do not know what you see as 
unconscionable. If you do not think this is un-American, I do not 
believe there is anything that is un-American more than this.

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