[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H31]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                          ENDING POVERTY TODAY

  (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, during President Lyndon Baines Johnson's 
State of the Union address 50 years ago, he declared a war on poverty 
to create an opportunity for families and Americans to have stability 
in economic development, health care, and education. Fifty years later, 
I stand on this House floor with his daughter, Lynda Johnson Robb.
  There are 46 million families living in poverty and 16.5 million of 
them children. I say today: Let's end this war on poverty. Let's 
support $40 billion for SNAP. Let's make a difference in the lives of 
Americans. We deserve to provide them the opportunity to have that 
opportunity that President Lyndon Baines Johnson talked about.
  Thank you to his daughter for reminding us of his legacy. Thank you 
to the Congressional Black Caucus and Congresswoman Barbara Lee for 
leading our charge in making a difference.
  I ask all Democrats and Republicans to join me today to pledge that 
we will take care of those children and families living in poverty as 
we move forward.

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