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Areas. thats one major problem with the bill. another major problem is the joe manchin pipeline we fought so hard to stop from being built, that is still a part of this bill. whats problematic about that is, number one, we need to stop drilling for fossil fuels completely. but number two, we need an expedited way to get us to clean, renewable energy or we will continue to have these severe weather events that we have been having for quite some time because of the warming of the planet. finally, ...

>> well keep our eye on this important story. thank you so much, courtney kube. now to another important story here at home. this week, the biden administration announced the largest permanent increase to food stamps ever. average monthly benefits will rise by $36 or about 40 cents per meal. not surprisingly, the right wing is freaking out already, but its important to remember just who it primarily benefits, the gop base. contrary to the generations old republican myth popularized by ronald r...

And they go up in front of me and they pay with that card. thats fraud. absolute 100% is fraud. >> that was congressman, a republican from oklahoma, telling a town hall about food stamp fraud about a food store in virginia. this cup couple was in great shape, what do they need food stamps for? he stopped short of saying they possess calves the size of cantaloupes. the food stamp program, s.n.a.p., is a long running and currently intensifying mythology on the right. most recently house republican...

Thanks. >> do you feel guilty at all about doing this? >> [ bleep ] no. >> now, let me take a second to cleanse your palette from what you just watched with some actual facts about the food stamp program. one of those is that fraud in the food stamps program is at an all-time low. less than 2% of s.n.a.p. benefits two to households that do not meet the programs requirements. contrary to what fox news would have you believe, the program is actually underused. listen to this. a quarter of all the ...

Program is so high by the time you finish with identification and income checks and household size checks and all those other things, navigating the system, itself, is very challenging. on the other part of this thing, there is the stigma of having received this kind of assistance. so there are people, by the way, who dont even know that they qualify. those are three major reasons why people arent receiving s.n.a.p. today. >> we should also make a point of saying the average benefit is somewhere...

And already declared a willingness to resort to violence. now, that doesnt mean there arent going to be fringe elements that see no hope other than violence against the state. theyre going to say that we participated in the political process. we participated in it and look what happened. as an organization, theyre not going to resort to violence. i think theyre likely to, if allowed to, focus on the charitable services and the welfare provision that they have and try to slowly reintegrate into t...

Eight children, overweight, gets by on food stamps and other things all at our expense, so youre looking to demonize a sector of society whos out there trying to survive, cope and make it among the least of these. on the other hand, you dont know who is your neighborhood qualifies for s.n.a.p. >> thats right. >> you dont know if your next door neighbor is paying for those groceries with the s.n.a.p. program because they lost their job two months ago and havent been able to put food on the table....

And make it among the least of these. on the other hand, you dont know who is your neighborhood qualifies for s.n.a.p. >> thats right. >> you dont know if your next door neighbor is paying for those groceries with the s.n.a.p. program because they lost their job two months ago and havent been able to put food on the table. and so i think the face of poverty in this country is changing. 1 in 4 children in this country is living in poverty and at risk of not eating today. and then you certainly ha...

Process. we participated in it and look what happened. as an organization, theyre not going to resort to violence. i think theyre likely to, if allowed to, focus on the charitable services and the welfare provision that they have and try to slowly reintegrate into the political process if they are allowed. >> that is a big question. the former state department spokesman p.j. crowley and samer shehata. fox news is covering the food stamp program with headlines like this. unabashed surfer receiv...