[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13900]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL HUNGER ACTION MONTH

  (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize National Hunger 
Action Month. Throughout September, families and advocates, volunteers 
and experts, and community leaders and elected officials have worked 
together to highlight the problem of hunger in this country.
  This summer, I had the privilege of seeing some of the great work 
being done on the front lines in Indiana's Second District, and I 
brought their insights back to Congress.
  This month, the Agriculture Committee's Nutrition Subcommittee, which 
I chair, held its 17th hearing of the 114th Congress examining the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. We looked at 
innovative approaches States are taking to help those who fall into the 
safety net find good jobs and lift themselves out of poverty. These 
hearings have laid the groundwork for real reform.
  Mr. Speaker, no one in this Nation should go hungry, and that is why 
House Republicans have a plan--a better way--to fight poverty. Our plan 
puts new ideas to the test so we can stop the cycle of poverty and end 
hunger in America.

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