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Multiple instances of rye to clean it up. yet the government set newspaper a way that entitles the people to continue to abuse -- >> hold on. >> i want to make the transition. i want to turn this. obviously we are spending a lot more on food programs. take a look at the proposed budget going forward. look what is going on. we are actually talking about cutting the military budget by almost $80 billion. from 2010 to 2014. i don't know. let me start with you, john. is this the right thing do? on one hand we are cutting the military budget. entitlement and mandatory spending, it is skyrocketing. ...

Work. >> reporter: the decision underscored the reality for 75% of new york city's public school children who qualify for food programs. still, it received sharp criticism from a number of public school parents who took to facebook and twitter including al roker who emphasized the potential danger. quote, is it worth putting kids' safety at risk? the mayor responded. >> it's a different thing to run a city than to give the weather on tv. >> reporter: roker, covering the olympics in sochi fired back, mr. mayor, i could never run new york city, but i know when it's time to keep kids home from sc...

Republican when he was talking about self reliance. i think it was his second inauguration as well when he talked about personal responsibility. he co-oped the language of the right, and he's almost embarrassed by the world liberal, because it's almost a dirty word, for not just me, but for him. under obamacare and especially under the expansion of medicaid, he has grown government. and we haven't even seen the beginnings of it. i mentioned the stimulus, a giant portion of the stimulus went to welfare reform, and people on food stamps have doubled. so he basically lied right to bill o'reilly's...

Because we're slipping in this country with our education, our food programs. we have obesity. congress must start working to make a difference, and the president can use the executive order, which he's doing. it's a start, but we really need more. it is just such a small start. >> i feel like there's been people in congress and legislators, they have lost a sense of what an extra dollar means. i wonder if you could tell us, given your experience not being paid an honest day's wage for an honest day's work, what an increase in wage means? >> it can mean a lot. it can mean the difference in whe...

Fantasy? and if there is fraud, why no prosecute the fraudster rather than punish the poor? >> why? they want to punish the most vulnerable. it's been proven that the food programs are among the most successful in direct aid to people that have fallen on hard times. we also know from economists that for every dollar you spend, you get roughly $1.79 back in economic activity. these dollars go right back into the neighborhood it's spent to help the economy. so it makes no sense on an economic level, or a humane level, or just plain common sense. no one supports fraud. if there's fraud, prosecute...