[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 114 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5374]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            GIVE ME A BREAK

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, reportedly the Republican leadership has 
drafted a bill that doubles the level of cuts to food stamps over what 
was included in the farm bill that failed to pass this House in June.
  That's right: it doubles the cuts. More than 50 million people are 
hungry in America, 17 million are kids, and the Republicans think 
cutting $40 billion from the most important program that prevents mass 
hunger in America is somehow a good thing? Give me a break.
  They have already tried to cut $20 billion from food stamps. They 
failed. Any rational person would say they went too far, we need to 
compromise. Instead, the Republican leadership decided to double down 
on the crazy.
  If House Republicans insist on moving forward with this awful 
proposal, I will fight it with every ounce of energy I can muster. We 
should not, we must not, we cannot allow this mean-spirited, cold-
hearted proposal to pass.

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