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Marry. kasich is still against it. we thoughed is clip though. those young voters will be middle-aged voters soon. they need to be listened to. >> kia, thank you so much, sir. the goebl poverty project announced the lineup. today, were giving you a way to earn tickets to that concert. and by the way this is a big concert. beyonce, pearl jam, ed sheeran, coldplay. all live in central park on september 26th. if you are in the new york city area today, you can join msnbc on a snapchat journey thr...

Would be riding on. so instead, you have all of this sand. this is the cleanup thats going on right now here in boulder. but its some of the outlying areas that have absolutely been devastated. again, as you mentioned, 19,000 homes damaged, alex, or destroyed. we understand its about 1500 of those homes have been destroyed. its going to be years before things return to normal here throughout parts of colorado. >> a dramatic and catastrophic amount of rain oncoming during what is boulders driest ...

Anxious, resentful, and demoralizing. those are the emotions described by the founder of panera bread during his snap challenge based on the program formerly known as food stamps. in order to raise awareness about the reality of living on government food assistance, hes subsisting for a week on the federal government allotment, $4.50 a day. he writes, i have had a glimpse into how detrimental and all-consuming hunger can be and im barely halfway through my merely seven-day challenge. his experie...

Better for you. >> right. without all the genetically modified foods. >> they left a trillion dollars on the table with this bill. they want to get this bill out. i went on the snow called snap challenge, some of us went on the food stach challenge for a week, $31.50. dont try it. we starved. we tried our best to show $20 billion reduction would be a catastrophe for 45 million americans. splitting it would have some short-term benefits. we have extended the farm bill before. the problem is you b...

Pushes forward for poultry and meat and real protein that helps kids get nourished. thats where we need to be focusing. but, you see, big conglomerates have taken care of that through their lobbyists to make sure they get subsidized to do this kind of stuff. 3,500 calories, no. thats not where america want to go. joining me now is congressman keith ellison of minnesota. one of the democrats taking part in the s.n.a.p. challenge. keith, good to have you with us tonight. how is it going for you on...

California and co-founder of the out of poverty caucus. she organized the snap challenge to ask congress to pledge to eat on a budget of less than $5 a day. when in your life did you use the snap program and what did it mean to you? >> im glad youre covering this. this is so important to many members of our country. in the early 70s, i had some difficult times, i was raising two small children as a single mother. there was nowhere to turn, but thank god for the food stamp program, and i am deepl...

12% more. he had a full belly with a few bucks to spare. lets keep in mind who is beneficialing from snap. its based on total gross household income. to qualify a family of four cannot exceed 29,976 a year, which calls 2,498 a month. subtract 949 for a typical two bedroom apartment. another 1,066 in child care costs. youre left with $483 for everything for the month. car insurance, gas, electric and phone bills, heat, clothes, incidentals and groceries. id like to see mr. ferguson manage that ch...

Id like to see mr. ferguson manage that challenge for a whole year and then tell me how well he ate. joining me now is congresswoman barbara lee, democrat from california and co-founder of the out of poverty caucus. she organized the snap challenge to ask congress to pledge to eat on a budget of less than $5 a day. when in your life did youize the snap program and what did it mean to you? >> im glad youre covering this. this is so important to many members of our country. in the early 70s, i had...