[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 53 (Thursday, March 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1335]
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, any mom or dad knows that being a parent 
is a lifetime job. It doesn't end when your kids are 18 and it 
certainly doesn't end when they are 7.
  That is why I was horrified when a Republican colleague of mine on 
the Agriculture Committee introduced a bill last week to kick parents 
with kids over the age of 7 and older adults, ages 50-65, off SNAP by 
imposing harsh new work requirements.
  Let's be clear about who this would penalize: grandparents raising 
grandchildren, folks who can't work full-time because childcare is too 
expensive, and single moms and dads struggling to make ends meet.
  Over 10 million people--1 in 4 SNAP recipients--live in households 
that would be at risk of losing food assistance under this bill, 
including 4 million children.
  When we kick parents off SNAP, we make it harder for them to feed 
their children. It is as simple as that.
  We have a chance to increase access to healthy and locally grown food 
by funding SNAP and passing a farm bill with a robust nutrition title.
  Let's focus on helping families put food on the table instead of 
trying to figure out ways to make life harder for working parents.
  Let's all commit to ending hunger now.

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