[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 27 (Friday, February 18, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E300-E301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2011

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                               speech of

                         HON. CYNTHIA M. LUMMIS

                               of wyoming

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 15, 2011

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 1) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other 
     departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30,2011, and for other purposes:

  Mrs. LUMMIS. Mr. Chair, I along with Representative Gwen Moore from 
Wisconsin, submit the following statement on H.R. 1, the Full-Year 
Continuing Appropriations Act for 2011.
  As Co-Chairs of the bipartisan Women's Caucus, the Special 
Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

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is important to us. It is a program that has and continues to serve 
over 9 million women, infants, and children monthly, providing food, 
education and access to health care. Many of the women and children who 
use these services are at-risk for poor nutritional diets and WIC 
provides them with greater access to nutritious foods as well as 
preventative services to improve their families' health over the long-
term.
  At caucus meetings, we have discussed this program and the impact of 
reduced spending on women across the nation. It is important for this 
Congress to advance ways in the upcoming budget that can ensure 
benefits are provided to constituencies with the greatest need.
  WIC is the largest discretionary program under the United States 
Department of Agriculture (USDA), and as such has been targeted for 
cuts in the continuing resolution. For the pregnant, postpartum and 
breast-feeding women who participate in WIC, as well as for their 
under-five children, we look forward to working together on solutions 
acceptable to both sides of the aisle.

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