[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2510-H2511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           WORK REQUIREMENTS

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I keep hearing from my Republican 
friends about work requirements, work requirements, work requirements.
  Speaker McCarthy said--get this--people are getting paid to sit at 
home on the couch. Okay. Let's talk about work requirements.
  I have good news for my GOP friends. In 1996, you all demanded the 
work requirements that are still in place today.

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  Now, maybe if Speaker McCarthy weren't so busy auctioning off his 
used Chapstick for $100,000, he would know working families in this 
country are struggling and need help.
  Maybe if he weren't so busy giving speeches to Wall Street bankers, 
he would know most people on food assistance are children, seniors, and 
people with disabilities.
  Maybe if he spoke to an able-bodied adult on food assistance, he 
would know they aren't sitting on the couch. They are out working. They 
just make so little, they qualify for a measly $6-a-day benefit they 
use to buy food.

  Republicans are going after food assistance so they can give another 
tax break to billionaires. It is a disgrace. It is a shame.
  Speaker McCarthy should try living on SNAP for a week before screwing 
over poor people.

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