Michelle Lujan Grisham Quotes

I know what it's like not to have food in the fridge or money to buy more.

Many Americans are unaware that we still have a large population of working families, elderly, and children who rely on emergency food pantries, shelters, and other resources to meet their nutritional needs.

SNAP is a critical anti-hunger program that feeds millions of low income Americans, including children, veterans, and seniors who would not otherwise have the resources to buy groceries.

I strongly support SNAP and will continue to urge my colleagues in Congress to provide adequate funding to this important program.

One in four kids in the U.S. faces hunger.

They advertise on the radio for food stamps!

As a chef, I always have in mind how to properly feed the public, but at times it's easy to forget that some people have trouble even getting any food, much less adequate nutrition.

The issue I have always felt most strongly about is hunger in America, in particular the children.

One in six people in the U.S. at some point each year don't know where their next meal will come from.

The worst food comes to the poor, which their poverty makes them buy and their necessity makes them eat. Their stomachs are the waste-basket of the State. It is their lot to swallow all the adulterations on the market.

Food insecurity is not remotely the same as hunger.

We had to get on food stamps for a short period of time, so I understand the need for those.

I introduced the Food Security Improvement Act in Congress to remedy the fact that most SNAP beneficiaries find themselves skipping meals or running out of benefits every month.

Nobody in this country, the richest on Earth, should ever go hungry.

I participate in the SNAP Challenge to raise awareness about the millions of people in our communities who struggle with hunger on a daily basis despite living in the most prosperous nation ever known.

In America no one should go hungry.

I know how it feels to go hungry.

People don't speak of hunger when they know what it is to be hungry.

I grew up with this kind of grocery store that caters to the poor. They serve you the worst food.

We cannot stick our heads in the sand concerning the issue of hunger in America. Even though this subject seldom reaches the front page of our newspapers or is featured on news programs because of its lack of sensationalism, the problem exists in massive proportions and must be defeated.

When you are already eating as cheaply and meagerly as possible, any raise in cost can quickly plunge you and your family into hunger.

The correlation between poverty and obesity can be traced to agricultural policies and subsidies.

Our nation's anti-hunger programs need to be strengthened.

I just want to tell you what it's like not to have Planned Parenthood... you have to give your kids Ramen noodles at the end of the month to fill up their little bellies so they won't cry. You have to give them mayonnaise sandwiches. They get very few fruits and vegetables because they're expensive.

The federal government spends about $2.51 per child per day to feed them lunch. Out of that, you have to pay for labor, facilities, and administrative costs, leaving about a dollar for food. Imagine trying to feed yourself a nutritious meal every day with only a dollar. Very difficult.