[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 124 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[House]
[Page H5667]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          HOUSE NUTRITION BILL

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 
strong opposition to the majority's unconscionable cuts to programs 
that help feed our Nation's hungry. We are the wealthiest country in 
the world, yet nearly 15 percent of our population lives in poverty. In 
my home city of New York, over 50,000 people live in homeless 
shelters--and the number is growing.
  Our economy is making progress but there are still millions of people 
who are struggling. Yet this proposal would kick off at least 4 million 
Americans from the SNAP program and increase poverty in our country. 
Women and children in particular bear the brunt of these cuts. Forty-
seven percent of SNAP recipients are children and nearly two-thirds of 
the benefits go to women.
  Earlier this week, I saw firsthand how many families in our 
communities struggle to put food on the table when I visited Hour 
Children Food Pantry in Long Island City, Queens. The staff and 
volunteers of this private food bank are heroes and heroines. But we 
cannot rely on these organizations to pick up the slack. They say 
participation is up 40 percent.
  Defeat this major cut to nutrition that Americans need.

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