[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 98 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2749]
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. Madam Speaker, House Republicans nearly caused a 
catastrophic default on our debt all because they wanted to tighten the 
screws on America's poorest families, and now Speaker McCarthy says: 
``Let's get the rest of the work requirements.''
  He basically said taking away food from hungry people was ``one of 
the best nights I have ever [had].''
  So, let me be just as blunt: SNAP work requirements don't work. They 
do the opposite. Any Member who disagrees can reach out to my office, 
and I will provide him or her copies of many, many studies.
  Second, as attention turns to the farm bill, which we all know must 
pass with bipartisan support, I want to be up-front about my red lines: 
SNAP work requirements are off the table. Cuts to SNAP are off the 
table. Changes that hurt America's small farms and family farmers are 
off the table.
  There will be no farm bill without serious investments in the 
national strategy put forward by the Biden administration to end hunger 
and diet-related diseases.
  GOP leadership may care more about tax cuts for billionaires than 
food for everyday families, but House Democrats do not, and we will 
keep fighting to end hunger now.

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