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Liberty and freedom. theres no push back on this. im sitting here stunned. the government shut down, 1995, classic point. the republicans won two seats in the senate after the 95 budget smutdown, and didnt lose that many seats in the house. because of the shutdown, they were able to set the table for policy that was good, came later, welfare reform, that clinton ultimately signed, the government shutdown was not a debacle for the republicans in reality. it was on tv, it was in the media. the rep...

Liberty and freedom. theres no push back on this. im sitting here stunned. the government shut down, 1995, classic point. the republicans won two seats in the senate after the 95 budget smutdown, and didnt lose that many seats in the house. because of the shutdown, they were able to set the table for policy that was good, came later, welfare reform, that clinton ultimately signed, the government shutdown was not a debacle for the republicans in reality. it was on tv, it was in the media. the rep...

Be on public assistance as a single parent. who worked and gave me the work ethics that i have. as well as my husband, also mom was a single parent. so $50 is a lot. >> how did you feed the kids this summer without the sort of school lunch program? >> well, my kids are lucky enough to go to camp. im still paying for camp, and it will be over in another week, august 9th is the last day, and im still paying on it. but i felt like that was something that i had to do to keep my kids busy, to keep th...

>> over 23 students were killed. this was from pesticides. this was found in food and cooking oil. for students in the poorest state this school lunch program is a lifesaver. >> reporter: time for school for these young students. in a hut behind them a makeshift kitchen where lunch is become cooked. >> these kids really like the food. they always say when im not here they miss my food. >> reporter: here in the poorest state 95% of the free lunches served in government schools come from individua...

>> youve been briefing members of congress about its effects. what has been your primary message to them? >> the message is the that if theyre going to have federal crop insurance reform, that it also needs to include small farmers, black farmers, hispanic farmers, indian farmers. and here congress wants to cut the food stamp program, s.n.a.p., school lunch program. this is something that should be looked at very, very closely. the farm bill could be easily split up. we dont have to have the foo...

Water act. and bob dole bragging about fully funding the violence against women act. we didnt have that in effect for the last year because republicans in the last congress were not sure they were for it anymore. most of them voted against it. bob dole ran for president in 1996 as the republican who rally expanded the food stamp program. republicans all over the country in every state where theyre in control right now are cutting food stamps, trying to cut them federally. the evils of food stamp...

Essentially get rid of the clean water act. and bob dole bragging about fully funding the violence against women act. we didnt have that in effect for the last year because republicans in the last congress were not sure they were for it anymore. most of them voted against it. bob dole ran for president in 1996 as the republican who rally expanded the food stamp program. republicans all over the country in every state where theyre in control right now are cutting food stamps, trying to cut them f...

Other snacks to fill up. thats sure to get some pushback by those who say healthier lunches deprive kids of calories and leave them hungry. do you remember this parody against the school lunch program that went viral last year? ♪ so if i have the time go to the practice and you feel like falling down ♪ ♪ ill carry you home ♪ tonight we are >> in response to criticism of school lunch guidelines, congress helped the u.s. agriculture department loosen some of the rules for the first year of...

Of tool to prepare our children to eat, especially when you look at breakfast programs. a new study came out by deloit and theyre showing when kids eat breakfast in school, their math scores go up by 17%. they have less incidences of being absent. so, theres all kinds of benefits. so the school lunch program is -- right now its not funded. and that -- that clip you showed actually set up the -- i actually testified in front -- in congress on behalf of the school lunch program. the president aske...

Standards. this is one where i think the government has a point. if they are going to fund big nutrition program and spend 10 billion of your dollars. they need to have some rules. >> is that what it is? $10 billion. >> thats the school lunch program. the healthy hunger free kids act has added on more. >> healthy hunger free kids. >> who could be against that? >> no one. you are going to have to spend more money if possible. so, i hate to agree with stossel. but if the government, our tax money ...