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Waivers throughout his presidency on the snap program,s why i believe you see him asking for the waiver of the work requirement again under welfare. >>neil: you could twist this around and i understand where you are coming from, but democrats will seize on your remarks today. others on the heels of mitt romneys 47 percent remarks saying, see, the republicans have a dismissful view of the needy. how without answer that? >>guest: that is not true. we have a bill we will vote on this afternoon that...

46 million in june alone. peter doocy on that live from washington. how much money does each of the 46 million get per month, good morning? >> reporter: good morning bill. $133 each month on average. break down the numbers on foot stamps known officially as snap, supplemental nutrition assistance program, you see why this is such a huge campaign issue. because the june 2012 low income people on the snap program, 46.7 million is much larger. 14 million than the larger 32 million or so folks on th...

>> its not prohibited, its not allowed and somebody makes it up in this case an agency. so much wasten abuse and how are people getting food stamps, we have he been reporting on the show and weve talked about this, more than 46 million people in the program, costs about 80 billion dollars a year, but so much fraud. 460 million dollars worth of that going to households above the limit. so, you have to prove the snap limit in your home, you have to make a certain amount if you have a couple or liv...

Have in the snap program and those benefits, 4 to 6 million dollars should go to people who need it if they need it. someone is losing if theres fraud. its not a lot, but 40 to 60 million dollars. >> clayton: as a tea party guy, youre not against people getting food stamps, theres the fraud and waste. >> fraud, waste and inefficiency. this should be a system there for people to get temporary, the program, help americans below the poverty line in need, whatever the case may be, lost a job in this...

Government and frankly, i think this program is a disgrace and i dont think we ought to be promoting more welfare, if people are making it on their own, leave them alone, dont try to make them welfare recipients. >> and youll sure you feel like i do, if somebodys hungry and dont have anything to eat, they need help. and thats what snap, used to be known as the food stamp program, is all about. and weve done stories in the the last month or two, how this snap program has become essentially a giga...

87% of all of the stamp beneficiaries are either children, senior citizens on fixed incomes, or single parents trying to raise their children, and our veterans. >> the farm bill links the fats of nutritional assistance programs for subsidies. in the house version that 16 ppt 5 was cut from s.n.a.p. this while theyve grown at a much faster rate over the past decade than the snap program has. the farm program is a smart thing that washington does. thats usually a recipe for terrible policy and thi...

Issue is education. you know, so if you have money and you dont know how to cook/shop, then it really makes it difficult to make good decisions based around hunger. thats why i think these cooking matters classes that i help teach that share strength help started, the s.n.a.p. program funds these programs is so important because it really gives these people the knowledge of food and cooking, and its something that -- its a life skill that in our culture has been taken away, and its a shame. >> a...

Can you tell us how you came to know the s.n.a.p. program then called food stamps personally and how that kind of changed your perspective on this? >> well, in 1997 i was in a horrendous skiing accident and broke both of my legs and both of my ankles and was in a wheelchair almost for about eight months, and, you know, at that point i couldnt work. my daughter was 1 year old. basically put my wife and my family in a position where we needed federal assistance. >> and how did that change your per...

Ridiculous to beg people to get on food stamps and tell me what you are in the enemy and home that you own and car. sign up for government benefits. >> yeah, it is horrible when you think about the original intent of the 1964 food stamp act. we have gotten so far away from it. in 2002, we spent 20.6 billion a year today in 2012, we are spening 75.8 billion on food stamps and look at the farm bill debated in the 70. 80 percent of that farm bill is food statches it is a big business industry and u...

No income coming in. this seems ridiculous telling people to get on food stamps, it doesnt matter what year income, youve got a car, and a home that you own and sign up for government benefits. >> well, its horrible and when you think about the origin at the point in time of 1964 food stamp act. weve gotten so far away from it. in 2002 we were spending about 20.6 billion dollar a year on food stamps. today in 2012, spending 75.8 billion dollars on stood camps and if you look at the fom girl decr...