[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 195 (Wednesday, November 19, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H4812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING FOOD PANTRIES

  (Mr. SUBRAMANYAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to give a huge thank-you to all 
of the food pantries, food banks, and nonprofits that helped so many 
families during this past shutdown, and really all year, with food 
insecurity. They have been giving out hundreds of thousands of meals, 
very rarely ever turning away anyone.
  The ones in my community include ones like Dulles South Food Pantry, 
Haymarket Regional Food Pantry, Mobile Hope, Northern Virginia Food 
Rescue, Creating Foundations for Hope, House of Mercy Food Pantry, and, 
of course, Loudoun Hunger Relief. They did so much: fresh produce, 
sweet treats, pantry essentials, and even Thanksgiving meals coming up 
next week.
  Some saw up to a 500 percent increase in new families asking for 
food, and this is still going to be a big issue. We saw the SNAP cuts 
over the summer. All of them told me that that is going to be a big 
issue.
  We need to continue to address food insecurity in America, and I 
thank those organizations for stepping up when we needed them most.

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