[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H4356-H4357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      UNDERFUNDING THE WIC PROGRAM

  (Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rise to appeal to the majority 
here

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to not make draconian cuts to the Women, Infants, and Children program.
  What is before us is a proposal to cut $800 million out of the fruit 
and vegetables portion of the WIC program.
  Study after study has shown that WIC improves birth outcomes, reduces 
the likelihood of preterm births and low birth weights, and helps 
lactating mothers. As of May, WIC has already served an average of 6.6 
million monthly participants.
  Mr. Speaker, this is our future workforce, and how we treat these 
babies is what shows us who is right to life and who is not. You want 
to be a right-to-life person? Feed the babies.

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