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Things that theyre insisting on we include in any -- in any potential deal and then, of course, not excluding, although paul ryan didnt mention it in his op-ed, not excluding the fact that they also want to repeal or delay obama care. look, we -- this is very simple. democrats in the house and the senate have voted repeatedly to just keep the government open, to adopt a clean spending resolution. thomas, remember, weve even agreed to the number, the spending level that the republicans proposed t...

The elderly and the children. and our job has got to be to expose what right wing extremism is which 85% of the american people disagree with and put these people on the defensive. you are right. at a time when the richest people in this country are becoming richer and the middle class is disappearing, it is beyond shameful to cut food programs, nutrition programs for people in need. to allow people in this country to go hungry. >> its shameful. it is shameful. but now it goes to the senate to y...

That lulls able-bodied people into lives of dependency and complacency. that drains them of their will and their incentive to make the most of their lives." thats what this battle really felt like this week. not about farmers. and not about whether or not we should help people who need food programs. >> exactly. it was a continuation of the war on the poor and the 47%. you know, however you want to look at it. seems like republicans in congress have a fundamental misunderstanding of what the s.n...

We can cut the benefits by an additional 4% and still be able to eat for a week. the problem is here, of course, conaway, stockman and ferguson dont have to live on food stamps year around. the people who actually do tell a different story. theyre struggling. that story is one of the topics tackled by my next guest entitled food at the table. >> you have a limited amount of money you will spend it on the cheapest calories you can get, and that is processed food. >> my dream is to go to college, ...

Florida by $1 billion a year, using a single app theyre able to test someones eligibility for 11 different federal programs. they make two arguments in support of increased federal spending. people deserve to receive the benefits for which theyre eligible, and in the longç run, they say, many of these programs, especially assistance for mothers and children, are cost effective, and end up saving the community money. >> to provide this care is pennies compared to the cost]%[ that it will take f...

Well known in fill lant by -- by investing in health care, food programs and education. >> 104th i think on the forbes richest list, so somebody whos been very successful. but people who were watching this in the newsroom were absolutely stunned that he would say this, and there almost seemed to be like a nervous laughter in the room, dont you think. >> exactly. if you just watch the body language of the men who are on stage with him, they all kind of seem to be shifting away from him. but none ...

>> this is money, this is cash families use on many, many occasions to purchase food. how can you -- >> martin, theres eight different food programs. none of this is touching any of them. >> sir, this is money that those families receive. in your state, its up to $180 a month for a family of three. i am asking you this question. if there is a correlation between a childs academic performance and their food intake, why in gods name would you want to reduce that money by 30% in light of the fact t...

Middle class. take ryans budget, its so severe worth to the lowest level since 1948. 1948. thats literally rolling back the clock. this is the same party that rails about white house tours. but it gnaws automatic budget cuts. well, they should ignore the fact that the u.s. forest service will have to cut 505 firefighters. they should ignore the fact that food programs for seniors are getting cut in georgia. or that the head start programs in indiana are actually using random drawings to decide w...

In 1960, according to the cdc americans spent just 26% of their food budget eating away from home. by 2011, that figure had almost doubled to 49%. food retail and service one of the healthiest growing industries in the country. for the past decade food industry job growth has far outpaced totally sector job growth. yet by any estimate, most of these are not great jobs. food workers use government assistance programs like medicaid and food programs much higher. compared to 19% of the general work...

The school nutrition programs and reduce nutrition and food programs for 22 million americans with families. i reminded my colleague, paul ryan, the chairman of the budget committee, of the comment that his running mate made during the election about the 47%, when mitt romney said, you know, the 47% of america was not mitt romneys problem. and what they did today in the house in terms of their cut bill was to make good on mitt romneys promise, that they dont care about that 47%. >> quickly, i ha...