ON FOOD STAMPS.
DEMOCRATS ARE TRYING TO TAKE IT
DOWN.
MIKE TELLS US WHERE THINGS
STAND.
>> THE HOUSE WILL DEBATE A 5
YEAR BILL TO REQUIRE ABLE-BODIED
ADULTS TO WORK TO COLLECT FOOD
STAMPS.
>> WE LOVE OUR FARMERS.
>> WHILE THERE WAS A HINT OF A
VETO THREAT FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE, THE WHITE AGRICULTURE
SECRETARY SAID THE PRESIDENT IS
ON BOARD.
THE LAST TIME UNEMPLOYMENT WAS
3.9% IN 2000 THERE WERE 17
MILLION PEOPLE ON FOOD STAMPS.
TODAY THERE ARE 41 MILLION
PEOPLE ON THE PROGRAM.
DEMOCRATS CALL THIS THE MOST
PARTISAN FARM BILL IN 20 YEARS
AND WARN ABOUT HITTING THE
PROGRAM WITH A SLEDGE HAM
PROGRAM WITH A SLEDGE HA
PROGRAM WITH A SLEDGEHAA
PROGRAM WITH A SLEDGEHAMM
PROGRAM WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER
PROGRAM WITH A SLEDGEHAMME
PROGRAM WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER
PROGRAM WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER.
>> LET'S COME TO THE TABLE AND
STAMP OUT FRAUD THAT WON'T DO A
DISSERVICE TO THE FOOD STAMP
PROGRAM TO FIGHT HUNGER.
>> WITH TOUGHER WORK
REQUIREMENT, GOP LEADERS SAY THE
VAST MAJORITY OF THE DEMOCRATS
IN THE HOUSE WILL VOTE NO.
>> THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY WE
CAN SUPPORT THIS BILL.
>> ANOTHER SENSITIVE SUBJECT IS
THE SUGAR PROGRAM WITH IMPORT
RESTRICTIONS AND FLOOR PRICE
THAT RESULTS IN MORE EXPENSIVE
SUGAR.
>> THE SUGAR PROGRAM NEEDS
REFORMING.
WHAT I AM MOST INTERESTED IS IN
IS GETTING A FARM BILL PASSED
INTO LAW.
>> THAT'S A REFERENCE TO THE
CONCERN THAT A SUGAR AMENDMENT
COULD BE A POISON PILL.
