[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 108 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       STOPPING HUNGER IN AMERICA

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, our children are hungry, and I rise 
to support hungry children and to end their hunger.
  I rise to support the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022. One in every seven 
households with children struggle to get enough food on the table.
  Just weeks into our pandemic, which still continues, one in every 
three households with children, nearly half of all mothers, struggle to 
feed our children.
  It is crucial that we take emergency action to immediately stop the 
hunger in this Nation, and certainly, we should look around the world, 
as well.
  Congress must extend key flexibilities, and so this legislation 
provides nationwide waiver authority, allows waivers related to the 
summer food program.
  In my district, all of the school districts have children that are in 
need of food: breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Stop hungry children from 
suffering and pass this legislation and end hunger for children as we 
know it.
  The work must continue. Hungry children cannot be what America is 
defined as, and they must be safe. I ask my colleagues to join me in 
stopping hunger in America in our children and families.

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