Children in Texas Are Going Hungry

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Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today because there are children in Texas going hungry, and Governor Greg Abbott just made it worse.

This week, he vetoed $60 million in State spending for a summer food program that would have helped feed children while school was out. With that one decision, he turned his back on our most vulnerable kids and walked away from $450 million in Federal funding that could have helped struggling families across Texas.

Texas has the second-highest rate of food insecurity in the Nation. One in four children in our State face hunger. That is 25 percent of our children.

Let's be clear: How can you claim to be pro-life and then just let children starve?

To paraphrase Matthew: For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.

Our job is simple: Take care of our kids, feed the hungry, and lift up the families who need us most. I will never stop fighting for them, and I will always put people over politics.

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