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Isn't there a correlation? >> it is not the case we're spending more on entitlement and welfare. we're spending more certainly on social security and medicare, medicaid, but in terms of poverty programs, they have been cut. >> no, we're spending more now than we spent in our existence for welfare and poverty programs. >> did you see cuba gooding, jr., has been here before, says there's a disconnect with the civil rights movement and history of it, and i think the movie opens that dialogue so you can make your decision as an african-american or an american. what is the difference? am i italian,...

Last week on this show, u.s. representative barbara lee says she would ask the house budget committee chair to invite our guest, teana gaines turner to testify about anti-poverty programs. teana is a witness to hunger and a married mother of three who receives food stamps and other federal benefits to help make ends meet. but the republican chairman of the committee refused to have teana to his war on poverty hearing. thus my letter this week is to that chairman, congressman paul ryan. dear congressman ryan, it's me, melissa. look, it is a great thing that you had a hearing on poverty. that yo...

Something about a resemblance to the black man's uncle tom, because black cons see right through them and they don't want your apologies. they just want you to stop helping them. they see apoll gists for what they are, a truly sorry group of people. bob. >> yes. >> should chris matthews have apologized for all of our pasts? >> i don't know where, chris -- i mean, if he had said i apologize, but on behalf of all whites, where does he get the standing to do that, one. and, two, i'm a white liberal and i've said on this show and i'll say it again, we've passed a lot of legislation we thought woul...

About a resemblance to the black man's uncle tom because black cons see through them and they don't want your apologies. they want you to stop helping they will. they see uh poll gists for what they are, a sorry group of people. bob? >> yes. >> should chris matthews have apologized for all of our past? >> i don't know where chris -- if he had said i apologize -- but on behalf of all whites, where does he get the standing to do that, one. two, i am a white liberal and i have said on the show and say it again we passed a lot of legislation we thought was to be helpful. it turned out to breed thr...

This is the first time in history we've tried to separate out the food nutrition program out of the rest of the policies that support farmers and ranchers in this country. the aspect in order to deal with the issues drought and investment and disadvantaged farmers and making sure we're protecting farmers who are growing our food for this country and other nations, the notion we would do that without addressing starving children and families is outrageous. never before has this occurred. we've always made sure that poverty programs, bipartisan, were left out of deficit reductions and any other ...