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Cartoon cavuto makes the ladies swoon? >> built to scale. >> i know. ive seen in the flesh. from what the government reports, they say there is less than 1% fraud in the snap program. >> right. >> dagen, if you like some government statistics, youve got to like all of them, right? >> dagen didnt say anything. >> whoever said, yeah, right. gary, sorry. thats like saying you cant drink alcohol because there are bad drivers out there who drive drunk. reality is there will always be bad actors. thro...

The mountain, let me say that. >> its her own experience with hardship which makes nina turners political fight a personal one. >> as you say you have had to climb up the tough side of the mountain. >> yeah. >> you really had to blaze a trail. >> yeah. >> and you were an example early in life for the rest of the kids. >> i tried. i was 22. my baby sister was 12. and when i see people try to marginalize poor people because it hits me in my heart. not only did my mother died at the age of 42, she ...

Maybe i should say i oppose raising the minimum wage. theyd be for it. thats possible. >> maybe hes onto something there, congresswoman. are they against it because he proposed it? >> i think theyre against it because they are completely out of touch with the american people. the benefit of raising the minimum wage would be felt in our economy, people would have some money in their pocket. and, for example, $46 billion over ten years would be saved from the s.n.a.p. program, from the food assist...

That the adults dont actually get access to these programs. and that is why its hard to come up with actual dollar amounts. because these programs flow through the children. >> all right. >> food stamps, for example. things like that. >> even if you are illegal alien, you can get the benefits for the kids. >> through your children, yes. >> through your children. >> that would be the snap program, food stamps, or medicaid as well. >> i got it all right, heather. third letter comes from kristen bl...

Actually get access to these programs. and that is why its hard to come up with actual dollar amounts. because these programs flow through the children. >> all right. >> food stamps, for example. things like that. >> even if you are illegal alien, you can get the benefits for the kids. >> through your children, yes. >> through your children. >> that would be the snap program, food stamps, or medicaid as well. >> i got it all right, heather. third letter comes from kristen blakeslee, duluth, minn...

New york. >> whatever. >> i see it all the time. >> theyre using their ebt card, getting cash and buying weed with it. >> even though im not necessarily against the legalization of marijuana, i never did pot. i dont understand it. i dont -- i understand medical reasons, all that. im uncomfortable with the whole thing. and even yesterday when we were talking about, what were we talking about? >> legalizing -- >> anyway, this whole pot experiment, to me, is just a little bit beyond the pale. the g...

And why are they going to learn? theyll be so focused on wanting to hide that theyre not going to speak up in class or stand out and theyre going to shri . shrivel. we know with brains that are developing they need the nutrition just to learn, be present, and be able to be most effective in a classroom. all of that together is going to make them shirk away from school. >> tom, it is also about the money, isnt it. i mean, you cant cut $8 billion out of the s.n.a.p. program and expect that its goi...

And the values in which many americans have been brought up on. the other thing that stuck was the thing how all women need equal wage. and something that definitely needs to be talked about. of course my passion in stopping hunger is something that is important to me. >> youve talked about about the cuts in the s.n.a.p. program. you worked as a witness to hunger. you hoped you would get an invitation to address congress as they were considering these s.n.a.p. benefit reductions. so talk to me a...

May be getting through crop insurance subsidies that they, themselves, voted into law. joining me now is chef tom colicchio. a board member of food policy action. its always great to talk to you, tom. >> chris, how are you doing? >> food policy action, you guys have been doing great work on the farm bill. it looks like this is going to be the farm bill we get. what does tom colicchio say about this bill? >> its a terrible bill as far as im concerned. hunger advocates i work closely with are real...

May be getting through crop insurance subsidies that they, themselves, voted into law. joining me now is chef tom colicchio. a board member of food policy action. its always great to talk to you, tom. >> chris, how are you doing? >> food policy action, you guys have been doing great work on the farm bill. it looks like this is going to be the farm bill we get. what does tom colicchio say about this bill? >> its a terrible bill as far as im concerned. hunger advocates i work closely with are real...