[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H885-H886]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             END HUNGER NOW

  (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, this week, millions of Americans will see 
their SNAP benefits drastically reduced when emergency allotments end. 
These supplemental benefits have been a lifeline for families, and I am 
deeply disappointed they are ending.
  In Massachusetts, SNAP benefits will be reduced by $100 per person 
per month. One family in western Massachusetts, for example, says the 
reduction will mean having to choose between healthy foods or therapies 
for their young son with Down syndrome. There are thousands of other 
heart-wrenching stories just like this.
  Thankfully, our incredible Governor, Maura Healey, has a proposal to 
extend 3 months of State-level partial payments. I support the 
Massachusetts State legislature acting as quickly as possible on her 
proposal. I encourage other States to look for ways to help ease the 
cliff for SNAP recipients.
  In the upcoming farm bill, Congress must thoroughly examine benefit 
adequacy. The average benefit of $2 a meal

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just is not enough. We can and must do more to end hunger now.

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