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Is so insulting about what congressman ryan said is when was the last time he spent time in the inner city? if he is trying to say something with the dog whistle he should say it and define it. we know what he is trying to say. it is very offensive. he doesn't have any data to back up what he is saying. if you look at the facts, if you look at, for example, the earned income tax credit, how successful that program works, the snap program how it is successful in helping to move families as they have been in trouble in the last couple of years and help them get back to the middle class and back ...

That unemployment, when it's above 6.5%, there are going to be automatic extensions. not anymore money, just automatic extensions. until we work to get that unemployment rate down. second thing they've got to do, they need to pass a federal minimum wage increase, and that is going to happen. they're going to put it up you in legislation after the 1st of the year. they're talking about $10.10 an hour, which would be a real help to the economy. and the third thing they need to do, protect the s.n.a.p. program and stop all of these cuts when it comes to food stamps. believe me, the poor people in...

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It would cause the price of milk to spike. whether or not that happens remains to be scene. most people on the hill believe it was bigger budget negotiation and deal that has to get passed by mid-january. not only are dairy prices at risk. a lot of people lost food stamp money this week. it's not necessarily going to get replaced. it shows the kind of things that are falling by the wayside as congress sits around and is unable to make a deal. >> speaking of food stamps is, part of the budget snaps the s.n.a.p. program, the one that provide the stamps is. yesterday $5 billion in cuts took effec...

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