Best comedy in America. From: "Berry, Gregory" Date: September 19, 2013 at 5:02:02 PM PDT To: "McQuerry, Mike" Subject: Press Release: CONGRESSWOMAN JACKSON LEE VOTES AGAINST INCREASING HUNGER IN AMERICA For Immediate Release Contact: Michael McQuerry September 19, 2013 (202) 225-3816 Congresswoman Jackson Lee Votes Against Increasing Hunger In America Jackson Lee: “I refuse to support this heartless Republican SNAP bill because it denies food assistance to 4 million American children, seniors, veterans, and families who need help” Washington, DC – Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee released the following statement today after voting against the “Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act”, Republican legislation which cuts basic food aid (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/SNAP) by nearly $40 billion, denying basic food for nearly 4 million Americans next year. The House narrowly approved the measure, 217-210. “Today, I joined with religious and hunger leaders across the county in standing up for America’s families who are struggling to put food on the table, including the 4,007,128 beneficiaries here in Texas,” Congresswoman Jackson Lee said. “Voting against draconian cuts that will eliminate eligibility for nearly 4 million Americans next year was the right thing to do. These devastating cuts will harm children, seniors, veterans, and Americans looking for work.” “SNAP is a vital tool to fight hunger and help struggling Americans feed their families as they seek new employment, send their children to school, and get themselves back on their feet. More than 90% of people on SNAP are children, the elderly, disabled, or already working, and yet struggle to put food on the table as SNAP benefits amount to only $1.40 per meal here in Texas, “Congresswoman Jackson Lee stated. The bill contains a number of provisions that ignore the reality that millions of Americans continue to struggle with unemployment (6.5% here in Texas). For example, the bill would end governors’ ability to waive SNAP’s harsh time limit for people looking for work in time of high unemployment. Further, the House bill will cut school lunches for over 200,000 children and eliminate food assistance for 170,000 veterans. “Not only is this bill harmful to the most vulnerable, it will weaken our nation’s farm and rural economies and jeopardize any chance at enactment of a new farm bill, to support our nation’s farmers, ranchers, food security, conservation, rural communities,” Congresswoman Jackson Lee stated. “I agree with former President Reagan, who said, ‘As long as there is one person in this country who is hungry, that’s one person too many, and something must be done about it.’ As too many children and seniors go to bed hungry each night, my vote today rejecting these shameful cuts today was a vote for enacting a bipartisan Farm Bill that restores essential nutrition initiatives for nearly 50 million Americans,“ Congresswoman Jackson Lee said. ### Congresswoman Jackson Lee is a Democrat from Texas’s 18th Congressional District. She is a senior member of the House Committees on Judiciary and Homeland Security and is Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
Posted on: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:58:39 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015