[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H1969]
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. Mr. Speaker, food costs are sky high, and millions of 
people across the country are losing their SNAP benefits due to Trump's 
big, ugly bill, which made the largest cut to food assistance and 
healthcare in American history.
  Amazing organizations, like Lorraine's Soup Kitchen & Pantry in 
Chicopee, Massachusetts, are working to bridge the gap so that families 
don't go hungry amid these reckless Republican cuts.
  Lorraine's, named after the first executive director of the soup 
kitchen, has been providing nutritious food and hope to families in 
western Massachusetts for 30 years. Under the incredible leadership of 
Kim Caisse, Lorraine's serves hot meals and provides nutritious pantry 
staples and produce to hungry families.
  As part of my statewide End Hunger Now tour, I visited the pantry 
with my friend, Richie Neal, ranking member of the Ways and Means 
Committee. We learned about an increase in need due to Republican cuts 
and talked directly with pantry workers and people experiencing hunger.
  As Congress prepares to consider the next farm bill, we must repeal 
the SNAP cuts enacted as part of the big, ugly bill and fully restore 
food assistance programs as we work to end hunger now.

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