[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H2622]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to denounce the proposed cuts 
to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP, in the 
House farm bill.
  Last week, I had the opportunity to witness a mother feeding her two 
children and giving them a jump-start because of SNAP, and then a young 
lawyer came and talked to us about being able to make an investment in 
this country because she was assisted.
  I'm from Ohio, and in Ohio, SNAP reaches 16 percent of the State's 
population. Eighty-four percent of the households receiving SNAP have 
incomes below the poverty line. SNAP has helped to lift about 4.7 
million Americans above the poverty line in 2011, including 2.1 million 
children.
  For many of the poorest Americans, SNAP is the only form of income 
assistance they have. Mr. Speaker, we must protect our most at-risk 
children and families in this Nation. Let's save SNAP.

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