Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130526:15:16:00
But senator david bitter, my home state of louisiana wants to eliminate something else. any chance of ex-felons, convicted of certain violent crimes from ever receiving food assistance, ever. for life. so the idea here is to cut off food benefits for ex-felons who have served their time in prison forever. so as they struggle to rebuild their lives, well, then they won't have access to food benefits. frankly, it sounds like a great recipe for recidivism. for encouraging these men and women to do something that will put them right back in prison. reaction to the amendment, timothy sneed willing ...