SNAP

The Republicans in the House have voted to cut $40 billion from the SNAP program (food stamps) over the next ten years. This will result in almost four million people either being eliminated from the program completely or having their benefits cut. Here's Rep. Jackie Speirer's (CA-14) response:

And here's one of the Republican apologists for the cuts:

It's nice to watch the bastard squirm. And his numbers don't add up.

One of the Congressman who voted for the cuts is Phil Gingrey of Georgia:

A Tea Party Republican U.S. Congressman from the state of Georgia yesterday told his colleagues in a closed-door meeting just how frustrated he is with what he sees as his low-income. Rep. Phil Gingrey, attending a GOP strategy meeting on how to extend their all-out war on Obamacare, was reported to complain that Congressional aides can quit and become lobbyists “and make 500,000 a year. Meanwhile I’m stuck here making $172,000 a year.”

Congressman Gingrey, based on his own reporting, not only is a millionaire, but has assets that earn him over a million dollars annually. And The Raw Story notes that “USA Today reported that Gingrey’s net worth is estimated to be between $3 million and $7.6 million, while the median household income in Georgia is $49,736.”

My heart bleeds for him.

Here's the vote tally:

FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR FOOD STAMPS PROGRAM: 217-210 by davidbadash