[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 89 (Thursday, May 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2610-H2611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          DEBT CEILING CRISIS

  (Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)

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  Mrs. CHERFILUS-McCORMICK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to express my 
concern with MAGA Republicans' ransom plan which threatens access to 
SNAP and Federal food assistance programs that prevent families from 
going hungry every single day.
  Too often, households across the country find it difficult to put 
food on their tables. SNAP has been and remains a vital mechanism to 
alleviate this hardship.
  SNAP provides relief for more than 42 million people each year. We 
are talking about 42 million Americans who would go hungry if this 
program were to be put on the chopping block.
  My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have no problem cutting 
food assistance programs. For extreme Republicans, what they deem to be 
fiscally responsible takes precedence over addressing food insecurity. 
It takes precedence over addressing poverty.
  I stand firmly against Republicans' heartless attempts to slash food 
assistance programs. Democrats are united to pay America's bills and 
not play partisan politics. It is time for Washington to work with 
American families.

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