Tea Partied House
Republicans’ plan to muddy a Farm Bill
in order to sneak in a $2 billion cut to the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP was, recently, rejected on a vote of 234-195!
SNAP provides
nutritional support to infants,
children, the working poor,
the elderly, the disabled, the unemployed and middle class families that
are suffering from the Tea Partied
Republican Sequester Fester!
House Majority
Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA), who voted for the bill, couldn’t wait to sprint to
the microphones and “blame the Democrats for his Republican majority’s defeat – I kid you not!?!?!
One of the most
vocal Tea Partied lawmakers in support of the Farm Bill’s “increase of crop insurance subsides to rich farmers” while cutting
SNAP is Representative
Stephen Fincher (R-TN)
who is the second most heavily
subsidized farmer in Congress!
Mr. Fincher justified
(?) is attack on needy Americans with the misguided Bible verse “Anyone
unwilling to work should not eat”!
Somebody needs to educate Mr. Fincher about the
fact that SNAP benefits America’s 8.9 million “working poor”, and the fact that child labor laws are still in
effect!
According to
the SNAP – Think Progress article entitled
Five Essential Facts about Food Stamps…
- The majority of SNAP recipients are children or elderly-and many work.
- SNAP is critical to keeping families out of poverty.
- SNAP responds to meet increased need during economic downturns.
- SNAP benefits the economy
- Cuts to SNAP would devastate low-income families.
Tea Partied House
Republicans need to SNAP out of it!
Continue reminding them
to…
Pass the President’s
American Jobs Act and end the sequester at …
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SOURCES
HouseRejects Farm Bill as FoodStamp Cuts Prove Divisive
New York Times - 22 hours ago
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/15/food-stamp-cuts_n_3279720.html
thinkprogress.org/tag/snap/
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