[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 83 (Friday, May 15, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                            PROTECTING SNAP

  (Mr. AMO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. AMO. Mr. Speaker, recently Trump's Agriculture Secretary bragged 
with great pride about kicking 4.5 million Americans off of SNAP.
  At a time when Republicans' tariffs and wars have jacked up grocery 
prices, it is not good news that Trump and Republicans are making 
Americans hungrier.
  SNAP provides the bare minimum, just enough. But it means that kids 
in Woonsocket can focus on school and not on an empty stomach. It means 
moms in Pawtucket can worry a little less if there is enough on the 
breakfast table. It means veterans in Middletown have breathing room on 
their decisions to pay the light bill or buy food. It means seniors in 
Smithfield might not skip a prescription refill to eat.
  Celebrating ripping away 4.5 million American SNAP benefits is 
immoral and wrong.
  If this administration actually wanted to help families, they would 
lower costs, not take away food and make life more expensive.
  We have to protect SNAP.

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