[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 21, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H1131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       END HUNGER NOW: VISIT TO QUINCY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAMS

  (Mr. McGOVERN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, last Friday, with my friend Congressman 
Steve Lynch, I visited Quincy Community Action Programs in Quincy, 
Massachusetts, as part of my Statewide End Hunger Now tour.
  We kicked off our visit with QCAP CEO Beth Ann Strollo and some of 
the young kids in their Head Start program enjoying healthy breakfasts 
of yogurt and berries. They were so enthusiastic.
  Later on we heard from Ted Donnelly, who leads QCAP's food and 
nutrition programs at their South West Community Center. He spoke about 
the record-breaking number of people coming to the food pantry every 
month, especially when USDA let SNAP benefits lapse during the 
Republican shutdown.
  We also heard poignant stories from a few of QCAP's clients, Nisha, 
Marybeth, Tanya, and Danielle. One noted that she would love to work 
more hours, but if she does, she will lose all of her food benefits.
  Mr. Speaker, my visit to QCAP strengthened my resolve even more to 
fight back against the Trump administration's vicious attacks against 
our antihunger programs and end hunger now.

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