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Nutritious food. >> thanks for discussing this vital topic. >> we talked about government workers who may not be getting paid and some are working and no salary. what are the impacts for people who are on the lower rung of the income and need this kind of government assistance? are they cut off or is it near to them being cut off? how critical? >> great question and it's important to preface by saying government employees are not mutually exclusive. the lowest paid federal employees make $25,000 a year and could miss a paycheck on january 11th, but in terms of the nutrition assistance programs...

The trump administration wants to tighten work requirements for millions of americans who receive federal food assistance through the snap program. the u.s. department of agriculture is proposing a rule that would restrict the ability of states to exempt work eligible adults from having to obtain steady employment in order to receive food stamps. let's start with what snap is. it stands for supplemental, nutrition assistance program and serves roughly 40 million americans. currently, able body adults between 18 to 49 who don't have children are required to work 20 hours a week to maintain snap...

My coughing attack there. the trump administration wants to make people work for food stamps. if you are in a state with unemployment above 7%, you need to have a job to receive the benefit. in states with unemployment rates 20% greater than the national -- the snap program is run by the department of agriculture and serves roughly 30 million americans. open enrollment for obamacare ended saturday. 8.5 million americans signed up for health insurance. that's a 4% drop from last year, declining for the second year in a row. however, not as steep of a drop as was expected. in previous weeks ...

Culture of the dependency on the government. the government is mental to be an assisting factor. not something or our agency that rules our lives. i mean, you can even look at the snap program in the title itself. it's supposed to be supplemental nutrition. i think people are using that as nutrition that's going to completely fill out their pantry and refrigerator. it's supposed to be supplemental. we should utilize the government as such. steve: we do need a safety net in this country there are a lot of people who go through tough times and they need a hand. out of the hole they are in. there...

>> president trump: almost 3.9 million americans have been lifted off food stamps and that's since the election. that means they're getting out, working, loving their life. they're getting jobs and paying much more than what they can make any other way. that's some number. that's a big number. off of food stamps. >> bill: that from saturday president trump touting success in people getting off the snap program. also known as food stamps. 3.9 million taken off food stamps since the president was elected. kristina partsinevelos here in the hot seat. how are you doing? nice to see you. >> it seem...