End Hunger Now

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Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, criminals are stealing SNAP benefits from hungry families, leaving them without enough money to buy food.

That is why I worked with Speaker Emerita Pelosi and leaders at the House Agriculture Committee to write a law reimbursing these families who were the victims of theft through no fault of their own.

Since the law was enacted in 2022, over 20,000 families in my home State of Massachusetts have gotten their benefits back. That is a huge success.

Sadly, the law expired at the end of last year. We won a hard-fought extension in the continuing resolution to ensure that no families fall through the cracks, but this is one of the provisions billionaire Elon Musk ordered the Republicans to take out of the bill, and families are now left on the hook.

The stories are heartbreaking, Mr. Speaker. One mother said: We aren't going to be able to survive like this.

Enough is enough. Let's extend the law and end hunger now.

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