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Things that they're insisting on we include in any -- in any potential deal and then, of course, not excluding, although paul ryan didn't mention it in his op-ed, not excluding the fact that they also want to repeal or delay obama care. look, we -- this is very simple. democrats in the house and the senate have voted repeatedly to just keep the government open, to adopt a clean spending resolution. thomas, remember, we've even agreed to the number, the spending level that the republicans proposed that we oppose because we know that it can't be my way or the highway. we have to be responsible. ...

The elderly and the children. and our job has got to be to expose what right wing extremism is which 85% of the american people disagree with and put these people on the defensive. you are right. at a time when the richest people in this country are becoming richer and the middle class is disappearing, it is beyond shameful to cut food programs, nutrition programs for people in need. to allow people in this country to go hungry. >> it's shameful. it is shameful. but now it goes to the senate to you and your colleagues. the senate is not going to let them get away with this, are they? >> not if...

That lulls able-bodied people into lives of dependency and complacency. that drains them of their will and their incentive to make the most of their lives." that's what this battle really felt like this week. not about farmers. and not about whether or not we should help people who need food programs. >> exactly. it was a continuation of the war on the poor and the 47%. you know, however you want to look at it. seems like republicans in congress have a fundamental misunderstanding of what the s.n.a.p. program does and the people who are on it and the fact that they don't stay on it forever, as...

We can cut the benefits by an additional 4% and still be able to eat for a week. the problem is here, of course, conaway, stockman and ferguson don't have to live on food stamps year around. the people who actually do tell a different story. they're struggling. that story is one of the topics tackled by my next guest entitled food at the table. >> you have a limited amount of money you will spend it on the cheapest calories you can get, and that is processed food. >> my dream is to go to college, but i can't tell my kids i'll make sure you guys eat in two years, i'm struggling to even feed my ...

Florida by $1 billion a year, using a single app they're able to test someone's eligibility for 11 different federal programs. they make two arguments in support of increased federal spending. people deserve to receive the benefits for which they're eligible, and in the longç run, they say, many of these programs, especially assistance for mothers and children, are cost effective, and end up saving the community money. >> to provide this care is pennies compared to the cost]%[ that it will take for our community to care for a newborn that is born with health concerns. >> others say efforts t...