we should be talking about how you expand that benefit, and instead we are talking about how we can throw people off of the benefit.
And I think it is right that we ask the question here: what about the poor people? How do we help them?
Receiving a check from our social safety net programs should not be easier than applying for a job.
The party of states' rights seems more interested in a one-size-fits-all approach based solely on conservative ideology.
But I also am concerned about the fact that someone would intentionally try to take resources from people in need.
I represent one of poorest districts in the United States. They come to my office every day wanting to find a job.
more than 98,000 North Carolinians and 35,000 children would lose food assistance, including school meals for children
the average SNAP benefit is about $1.40 per person per meal. You can't even buy a cup of coffee for that.
there are close to 40 million people in this country who don't know where their next meal is going to come from.
I am strongly opposed to a similar change in the farm bill, because, according to the Congressional Budget Office, it wo...
we need to be thinking about how we can do what Dr. Davis is doing in Mississippi and craft supports that make it easier...