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| Providing Food Stamp Safety Net |
May 16, 2013 |
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Paul Tonko, D-NY
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"Mr. Speaker, our farms and ranches produce food products in amounts that greatly exceed our nutritional needs. There is no reason for anyone in this country to go hungry. And yet, that is a daily reality faced by many poor families."
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| Block The Border Fee Tax |
May 16, 2013 |
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Brian Higgins, D-NY
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"Mr. Speaker, yesterday the Homeland Security Committee adopted my amendment to block a study of new fees for passengers and pedestrians crossing our borders. A similar amendment was successfully included in the Senate legislation last week."
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| In Opposition To 2013 Farm Bill Cuts To Snap |
May 16, 2013 |
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Yvette Clarke, D-NY
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"Mr. Speaker, today I rise to voice my opposition to the proposed $20 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as the SNAP program. This program currently provides food assistance to 47 million Americans who otherwise would not have access to one of the most basic human necessities--food."
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| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
May 16, 2013 |
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Grace Meng, D-NY
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"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."
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