[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 16, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H3988-H3989]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RETURN TO DISCUSSION ON THE FARM BILL

  (Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the 
farm bill and the Republican majority's scorched earth and 
irresponsible

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approach to a historically bipartisan bill.
  Throughout this Congress, the Republican majority has cast aside 
bipartisan efforts by keeping Democrats out of negotiations. The farm 
bill is no different.
  From sabotaging the Affordable Care Act to giving wealthy families 
and corporations a tax break at the cost of hardworking families, to 
make deep cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, 
this bill is on a dangerous path. We need to return to bipartisan 
discussion that made the farm bill a win-win for both urban and rural 
communities.
  If this bipartisan bill becomes law, roughly 265,000 low-income 
children will lose access to free school meals, and more than 1 million 
Americans will no longer receive a benefit they rely on to buy food. We 
can do better because America's farmers and children deserve better.
  We have a farm bill every 5 years. Is it worth kicking children and 
families off SNAP? No, Mr. Speaker.

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