Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007

AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2007

Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise to speak on behalf of some of our most vulnerable Americans who are being denied access to needed food stamps because of States eliminating face-to-face interviews.

Mr. Chairman, I speak on behalf of children, the elderly, disabled, and those with limited literacy. I regret that they are not here to speak for themselves because if they were here to speak for themselves, they would tell you about the 20-minute phone waits. They would tell you about the phone calls that have been abandoned because they had to wait too long, 44 percent per the USDA.

They would tell you about the inability to use the phone because they cannot speak, the inability to use the phone because they cannot hear. They would tell you about the lack of computer access and the lack of computer literacy.

This amendment ensures a user-friendly system for some of our most vulnerable Americans. I speak for them. I stand with them. I cast my vote for them.

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