[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 110 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CHILDREN IN TEXAS ARE GOING HUNGRY

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because there are 
children in Texas going hungry, and Governor Greg Abbott just made it 
worse.
  This week, he vetoed $60 million in State spending for a summer food 
program that would have helped feed children while school was out. With 
that one decision, he turned his back on our most vulnerable kids and 
walked away from $450 million in Federal funding that could have helped 
struggling families across Texas.
  Texas has the second-highest rate of food insecurity in the Nation. 
One in four children in our State face hunger. That is 25 percent of 
our children.
  Let's be clear: How can you claim to be pro-life and then just let 
children starve?
  To paraphrase Matthew: For I was hungry and you gave me something to 
eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.
  Our job is simple: Take care of our kids, feed the hungry, and lift 
up the families who need us most. I will never stop fighting for them, 
and I will always put people over politics.

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