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Rep. Rosa DeLauro: "On the food stamp issue, the money is there! Let them not get away with saying they can't do it. Their political will isn't there to feed the people who rely on the SNAP program which is the most effective anti-hunger program in the USA."

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I’m just trying to figure out why no one has actually gone to one of these press conferences with the Bible in their hand and read it to them about what Jesus actually says about the poor and aliens. Not one person has done that, and all these people keep claiming that they’re Christians…

The #GOP is trying to force a #civil-war so they can declare #martial-law and #cancel-all-elections. trump will remain as POTUS and the GOP will continue to control all branches of government. DON'T GIVE IT TO THEM! #Peacemakers can #EndTrumpism #EpsteinFiles #trumpsteinFiles #GOP4pedophilia

I believe that we should also be mentioning all of the people who have been laid off temporarily or indefinitely who are using SNAP and/or food pantries because they were actively working and the Big Bullshit Bill or the government shutdown or Elon Musk removed them from gainful employment.

I'm so glad a rep is actually finally talking about this and not just influencers. It seems like it takes a week before people in charge actually bring up what people have already been saying.

The intent here (other than the joy of hurting people) has to be to incite crime and protests that will turn violent (desperate people do desperate things) so this regime can arrest, terrorize, "deport" to dangerous countries etc. as many people as possible (ideally poor people of color/ liberals)

Don't forget, slavery is still legal in this country as long as the enslaved are incarcerated. A great way to increase prison populations is effectively starving a large portion of society into doing crimes to feed their families.

Yep. It’s also a great way to foment protest and (dep on how bad it gets) chaos — more excuses to repress cities with the military. Great way to exhaust/strain/stress people beyond current level, so, less attn on all the corruption and dismantling. Lots of other “benefits” for these evil fucks.

Some US reporter needs to inform AOC that ignoring bluesky is not a positive behaviour,even to this Canadian.Wakey wakey lady!DESPICABLE Musk's 'X' isn't the only site(he banned me last fall as a 'bot' cuz I promoted Harris/Walz cuz in actual fact he's a 4-letter word for 'pussy',as you know).

On the food stamp issue,yes,the $ is there but it's now being put into testing NUKES so that your virtueless Trump & his MAGA RINO cult can threaten to nuke Canada unless we accept annexation.Greenland & Panama are next.What a great way for Donnie Dingbat to distract from Epstein eh?

Yeah, the money is there for food! Trump wants it in his pocket. They can bomb little boats, they can prop up South American countries, they can attack citizens and cities in our own country, they can pay big money to destroy our house in 3 days. They could feed our poor, they just don't want to. 😠

The real problem is that the heartless, gutless #Republicans know the vast majority of SNAP and WIC beneficiaries don’t vote, since they spend all their time trying to keep a roof over and food in and heat on. And if they do take the time off to vote, their jobs are at stake in RED states.

didn’t repub senators today refuse to vote on a bill presented by Thune to fund SNAP & WIC, the money has always been there for every govt program, agency & employee, all that is missing is the authorization to allocate it and spend it

“Hey! That money belongs to the Emperor God King of All Money Lord trump! Why would you want to feed kids with it? He wants to use it to build a golf course in Gaza. The money from the ACA subsidies will buid him 2 resorts! So stfu woman!”

I was an intern for a congressman in 2001 and was invited to her house for a congressional book club meeting. The guest speaker / author was Barbara Erenreich, and the discussion on how you cannot survive on minimum wage in most places.

As food producers, farmers rely on SNAP too Two goals: 1 push the poor into starvation, forcing the acceptance of third world wages and work conditions 2 drive farmers into bankruptcy so they sell land for pennies to big ag

Does it concern you that she's running for another term at the age of 82 after spending 30 years in office? Are there no other viable candidates that run against her? Not throwing shade btw just genuinely curious.

It's mother fucking $36/year per taxpayer. If you oppose food stamps, come find me and I'll pay you $144 to shut the fuck up for the next 4 years or you can admit you've been conned into think that poor people are the problem. Your choice.

And why should families that rationed this month to prepare for next month be penalized. If there is money still on the card, it doesn't matter; card will be locked. Why have grocery stores not been called out for jacking up prices this past month as people try to use what's left on their cards?

This isn't true. The cards won't be locked. There just won't be funds added in November unless something happens. I heard that democratic governors are suing the regime. I can't understand why all governors wouldn't sue. Do republican governors care so little for the people ?? Never mind...

Allow me to offer a military principle with electoral implications: **Don't let your people go hungry.** The punch line is that 1) voters want leadership over politics, and 2) veteran Democrats outperform in swing districts. Fight fire with fire, and make the MAGAts own this fiasco.

The clear choice Republicans are giving the American people is either Democrats open the Government by voting for higher insurance premium so that people have to choose to buy food and not be able to afford health insurance and die, or keep the government close so that people can't afford either.

One of the biggest disappointments of what is happening in our country is the lack of coverage & outrage from the media &public figures of influence. If major media had been reporting what is happening w/the appropriate amount of alarm since 1/20 of this yr, they could’ve made a meaningful impact.

why so many words just to say "they don't want to feed the hungry"? Just say it. This is why Dems lose. Just say, "they don't want to feed hungry kids, they want to send $40Billion to Argentina", it's not that hard.

No family should have to go hungry in a country with the resources to help. SNAP provides a critical lifeline for millions of Americans, including children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Food assistance should be about meeting people’s basic needs, not political games.

Put up large and prominent posters at the food banks of Donald Trump’s vision of his Epstein Ballroom. Blast the video at the food banks at full volume of Donald Trump bragging about the ballroom and insisting that the construction will go on during the shutdown.

They've broken the law whenever they wanted since JAN but now suddenly, "Nothing we can do. LEGALLY we r not allowed to get the $ for SNAP." In an emergency anything is allowed - as Trump has proved by pronouncing FAKE emergencies! Proves they don't give a shit about ALL America's. Vote NO on GOP

The Democratic Party needs to wake up to the reality they’ve abandoned Labor, and the working class and fight to erase the phrase “working poor” from the American zeitgeist. Over 60% of the people on food stamps WORK. The vast majority of the rest are KIDS.

You don’t have to imagine the type of person who rakes in billions but has no qualms about taking food out of the mouths of poor and vulnerable people! You know heads roll when feeding time at the Trump trough is late! Yep it’s him! He saw the libs howl when Doge cut USAID! So now the US poor get it

They’re following Project 2025, which says that all federal handouts should be abolished. Social security is next. The US voted for this.

SAW & heard that statement at the time he was trying to agitate & cause trouble when Obama was Potus. Hypocrite. Entire life nothing more then a series of revengeful agitator bullying talk. Malignant narcissistic behaviors. Never does anything not transactional. Old & cognitively impaired now 🚫🤡👑

Yes, this cannot be amplified enough.The money is in the account, but the regime doesn’t want to turn on the spigot.They want to incite riots, whatever it takes, to justify martial control. They are hoping to see food unrest.We have to do what we can in our communities to ensure folks are kept fed.

America meet your new future, but if you so choose this need not be your future, make sure to vote in the Midterms & also autumn of 2028, vote like your life depends on it, because it does, as does your children & grandchildren's lives.