[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 99 (Thursday, July 11, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H4375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             STAND FOR SNAP

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. I stand here today in dismay and in disgust. I stand 
here on this same floor where we have the words, ``In God we trust,'' 
where we say the Pledge of Allegiance, where my Republican colleagues 
dare come to this podium and use words like ``train wreck'' and ``work 
in a bipartisan fashion'' in the same minute, and then today we are 
confronted with removing SNAP dollars from the farm bill.
  I came here to work on a compromise. Members of this great 
Congressional Black Caucus and Democratic Caucus stand together because 
we want America to know that we stand for poor families: Black, White, 
urban, suburban, and, yes, rural.
  We ask you to take note today, Mr. Speaker, that Republicans dare 
come to this floor and tell us that we want to serve the people. Aren't 
our children, our mothers, and families part of the people? Yes.
  We stand for SNAP.

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