Pelosi on House Floor: "Hands off SNAP."

Washington, D.C. – Today, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in opposition to Republican efforts to cut SNAP and deprive millions of families, especially women and children, of the food security they need.

Speaker Emerita Pelosi highlighted how the Republican agenda puts the needs of the ultra-wealthy ahead of hungry children and working families across America.

Watch Speaker Emerita Pelosi's remarks here.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join our Democratic Leader and Democratic Women’s Caucus colleagues in highlighting stories of women and children who would be harmed by the House Republicans’ agenda.

Republicans are slashing $300 billion, that's ‘B,’ billion dollars from SNAP, in addition to cutting $700 billion from Medicaid. That's $1 trillion in cruel cuts from our nation’s children in order to give tax cuts to billionaires.

SNAP is the nation’s most effective anti-hunger initiative – and the devastating Republican cuts threaten children and families in California and across America who are scared and crying out for help.

One single mother, Melissa from California, who lives in a district represented by one of our Republican colleagues shared that if not for SNAP, her family of three children would go every month with $0 for food. She attends school full-time and says that without SNAP, they would be forced to rely on food giveaways—or starve.

Republicans shamelessly call this “reform.” But let’s be clear: it’s a sinful betrayal of the Gospel of Matthew: “When I was hungry, you fed me.”

Democrats will never stop fighting to ensure no child is left behind. Hands off our Medicaid. Hands off our SNAP.