[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H783-H784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I have had it up to here with lies coming 
from the other side about food assistance programs like SNAP.
  This weekend, five of my Republican colleagues said that they could 
save $400 billion by cutting SNAP and instituting tougher work 
requirements for folks on the program. Clearly, they didn't do their 
homework. Let me correct the record.
  First, 9 out of 10 SNAP recipients are in households with children, 
seniors, and people with disabilities.
  Second, there are already strict work requirements for SNAP. Let me 
repeat that. Most of the people receiving

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SNAP who can work actually do work. They come home when their shift 
ends and count pennies because the average benefit is only a couple of 
bucks.
  I am sick and tired of Republicans coming down to the floor and going 
on social media to beat up on poor people.
  Members of Congress are not on SNAP. Do you know who is? Children, 
seniors, veterans, people with disabilities.
  For the record, there is a special place in hell for those who want 
to take food out of the mouths of vulnerable Americans.

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