00:00The Republicans in the appropriation process are leaving seniors to starve, underfunding
00:05the Meals on Wheels Food Assistance Program by $600 million, a move that is likely to
00:11cost 1.9 million needy people without their access to food.
00:17And this follows the Big Ugly Bill, which all but three Republicans voted for, making
00:21it the largest cut to food assistance in our nation's history.
00:26By flat funding the Vital Meals on Wheels Program for Seniors and the Health and Human
00:30Services Appropriations Bill, Republicans are ignoring the real increase in food costs that
00:36Americans are experiencing due to a lack of action by the administration to lower costs.
00:42So with all this talk of Republicans making food access harder and harder for millions
00:46and millions of Americans, what did they do this weekend at the White House?
00:51Well, they held an extravagant dinner in the newly paved area that once was the road
00:56garden and had a three-course dinner and drinks featuring rose garden salad, at least we
01:03know what happened to the plants that were once there, steak, and a fudge-filled seven-layer
01:08cake, making their cuts to food assistance even more tone-deaf than ever.
01:15Fudge-filled seven-layer cake?
01:18I guess the theme of the White House event was let them eat cake.
01:22How fitting.
01:23I yield back.
01:27The chair recognizes gentlemen from Arkansas, Mr. Hill.
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