[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Pages 9592-9593]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               SNAP CUTS

  (Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, in this, the richest country in the 
world, it is unconscionable that the farm bill we are debating today 
cuts nearly $21 billion from SNAP, our Nation's most important anti-
hunger program.
  Today, one in seven Americans depends on the SNAP program to put food 
on the table. The draconian cuts in this bill will remove many from 
this program and increase hunger from millions of Americans already 
struggling to survive. Hardest hit will be children, who in addition to 
suffering the agony of hunger will be at risk of having a disability 
because studies have shown that the SNAP program is a critical buffer 
for preventing developmental challenges.
  Our vulnerable senior population, for which SNAP is a vital safety 
net, also will be put at risk because it can make the difference 
between having food or going hungry.
  Mr. Speaker, there are better alternatives to reducing our deficit. 
While it is true that the FARRM Bill is an important bill that 
regulates and protects

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our food industry, it is also true that it is tragic that in the United 
States of America this bill, as introduced, will increase the pain and 
suffering of hunger which already shamefully exists in our country.

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