VIDEO: On House Floor, Pappas Highlights Voices of Granite Staters Impacted by GOP SNAP Cuts

On Thursday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) spoke on the House floor to highlight the disastrous impacts of cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) passed under the Republican budget scheme last month. Watch the full video here.

Pappas shared a number of the stories from Granite Staters who rely on programs like SNAP and promised to continue to fight against these and other reckless cuts to vital services that Republicans have proposed in order to finance tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. 

Read his full remarks below or watch the video here.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I rise today because the Republicans' budget scheme, pushed through in the middle of the night last month, is putting school meals for hungry kids and food assistance for working families at risk. 

A constituent of mine, Martha from Somersworth, is raising her 15-year-old grandson and battling breast cancer while living on a fixed income.

Without SNAP, she wouldn't be able to keep food on the table. 

Another constituent, Catherine, is a veteran from Manchester who has type 2 diabetes. 

She wouldn't be able to afford the diet she needs to keep herself healthy without SNAP, and fears losing her benefits could put her life at risk if she's unable to manage her blood sugar. 

And people across my district, from Newmarket to Gilford, tell me they wouldn't be able to afford groceries without some help. 

It's a betrayal of working families for Republicans to take away food so they can give tax breaks to billionaires. 

We must continue speaking out against these cuts and doing everything we can to stop a reckless, cruel budget from moving forward. 

I yield back.