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




           CUTS TO SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

  (Mr. BUTTERFIELD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, 41 million Americans and over 1 million 
North Carolinians' ability to put food on the table hangs in the 
balance this week, as House Republicans push to pass their farm bill 
with over $23 billion in cuts to the SNAP program. These cuts, Mr. 
Speaker, quite frankly, could mean food taken off of the table of 
hungry children--that is no exaggeration--seniors, and veterans.
  Despite these benefits averaging only $1.40 per person per meal, this 
program is a lifeline for tens of millions of Americans. It serves as 
an effective tool for ensuring long-term health and well-being, 
especially for vulnerable children.
  The farm bill, as it is currently written, includes detrimental 
changes to SNAP that would make it harder for many people to remain in 
the program. Over 400,000 households nationwide, and at least 133,000 
individuals in North Carolina, would lose SNAP benefits if this 
legislation becomes law.
  Even more disturbing is that my Republican colleagues understand what 
these cuts would do but remain unfazed in their assault on these 
families.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R. 2: too bad, 
too long for our children.

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