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| https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-gop-snap-cuts-would-hit-nc-veterans-hard | PRICE: GOP SNAP CUTS WOULD HIT NC VETERANS HARD | 2013-09-19 | 2013 | 2013-09 | Democrat | House | NC | David Price | P000523 | price.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. Representative David Price (D-NC) spoke on the House floor today in opposition to a Republican bill that would cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding by $40 billion and deny benefits to 4 million American struggling to put food on the table. The bill would immediately cut off benefits for 50,000 veterans currently receiving SNAP. As the bill's other provisions go into effect, as many as 170,000 veterans would lose SNAP assistance. The bill would also require states drug test every low-income veteran applying for or receiving food assistance. The text of Rep. Price's remarks is below. Video of Rep. Price's Remarks "Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the rule before us today and to the underlying bill. "You may have noticed, Fox News has tried to help Republicans pushing this mean-spirited legislation by focusing on a California Surfer who abuses the SNAP system. Well, it's time for a reality check. This isn't about 'surfer dudes.' But I'll tell you one group it is about: our nation's veterans 50,000 of them to be exact. "Let me clarify; these veterans with an average income of $2,500 dollars a year would lose benefits immediately. "As the bill's other provisions kick in, as many as 170,000 veterans could lose their SNAP assistance. "In Cumberland County, North Carolina, home of Fort Bragg and of thousands of veterans, our unemployment rate is nearly 11 percent. This bill requires states to terminate the already-minimal food aid available to able-bodied, but unemployed individuals living in such high-unemployment areas. And by the way, Republicans would also subject these veterans to the added indignity of a drug test! "I urge a no vote on this rule and on the underlying bill, which dishonors our poorest veterans and disparages those the gospel of Matthew calls 'the least of these.' I yield back the balance of my time." # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |