Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20170522:19:23:00
Away from the poor to give to the rich. >> congressman, the "chicago tribune" is reporting that snap, the nutrition program, many people know it as food stamps. the swelled following the financial crisis as the obama administration eased policies to make it easier for people to qualify for benefits. we hit a high in 2013. but we were at about, we were in the mid $20 million number of people getting snap before the recession. we're now in the $40 million. should there be reform to something that was an emergency we're not in emergency times? >> we're still recovering. we've done, and come a lon...