[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 7049]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

  (Ms. MENG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. MENG. As I watch the farm bills move forward in the House and 
Senate, I am very saddened at the disregard for my most vulnerable 
constituents--our fellow Americans. Cutting another of our Nation's 
safety nets will only serve to further the suffering of disadvantaged 
children and senior citizens across the country.
  Many of the recipients in my district who rely on SNAP to lift their 
families out of poverty and combat what would otherwise be certain 
malnutrition of their children, for many of these families this is the 
only form of income assistance they receive. Eighty percent of them 
fall below the poverty line.
  Reducing benefits would have a terrible effect on millions of 
Americans. In addition to the Recovery Act's boost of funds ending, 
further cuts are not warranted.
  Although the recipients of SNAP don't have an association to 
represent them here in Washington, I have come to the floor today to 
let them know that they are not being forgotten in this fight and that 
many Representatives will continue to battle on their behalf.

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