Steve Southerland: “We have a responsibility to address that fraud, because if we don't, then in the end we will be able to serve fewer…”

The financial costs of distributing free food to such a large portion of American families is a substantial burden on the average American taxpayer.

The Food Stamp Program, or SNAP, is a food supplement program whose intended purpose is to assure individuals with the very lowest incomes have enough to eat.

I have seen firsthand the devastating impact of reduced downstream flows on this community's ecosystem, environment, and economy.

With food stamp usage now cutting a swath well into the middle class, is it fair to ask if we were anticipating that average Americans would be buying each other their groceries through the Federal Government?