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Cartoon cavuto makes the ladies swoon? >> built to scale. >> i know. i've seen in the flesh. from what the government reports, they say there is less than 1% fraud in the snap program. >> right. >> dagen, if you like some government statistics, you've got to like all of them, right? >> dagen didn't say anything. >> whoever said, yeah, right. gary, sorry. that's like saying you can't drink alcohol because there are bad drivers out there who drive drunk. reality is there will always be bad actors. throw the baby out with the bath water. >> prosecutors are on the case. you had a record number of ...

The mountain, let me say that. >> it's her own experience with hardship which makes nina turner's political fight a personal one. >> as you say you have had to climb up the tough side of the mountain. >> yeah. >> you really had to blaze a trail. >> yeah. >> and you were an example early in life for the rest of the kids. >> i tried. i was 22. my baby sister was 12. and when i see people try to marginalize poor people because it hits me in my heart. not only did my mother died at the age of 42, she died on the system of welfare. i'm a safety net child. but for a safety net, i don't know where i ...

Maybe i should say i oppose raising the minimum wage. they'd be for it. that's possible. >> maybe he's onto something there, congresswoman. are they against it because he proposed it? >> i think they're against it because they are completely out of touch with the american people. the benefit of raising the minimum wage would be felt in our economy, people would have some money in their pocket. and, for example, $46 billion over ten years would be saved from the s.n.a.p. program, from the food assistance program. because people would be able to afford to feed themselves. which is certainly a go...

That the adults don't actually get access to these programs. and that is why it's hard to come up with actual dollar amounts. because these programs flow through the children. >> all right. >> food stamps, for example. things like that. >> even if you are illegal alien, you can get the benefits for the kids. >> through your children, yes. >> through your children. >> that would be the snap program, food stamps, or medicaid as well. >> i got it all right, heather. third letter comes from kristen blakeslee, duluth, minnesota. the surfer dude is not unable to work but he allows others to work to ...

Actually get access to these programs. and that is why it's hard to come up with actual dollar amounts. because these programs flow through the children. >> all right. >> food stamps, for example. things like that. >> even if you are illegal alien, you can get the benefits for the kids. >> through your children, yes. >> through your children. >> that would be the snap program, food stamps, or medicaid as well. >> i got it all right, heather. third letter comes from kristen blakeslee, duluth, minnesota. the surfer dude is not unable to work but he allows others to work to support his lifestyle ...