House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to vote on the House floor on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 in Washington. House Republican leaders scrambled Thursday to line up support in advance of a late-afternoon vote on legislation that would cut nearly $4 billion a year from the food stamp program, now used by 1 in 7 Americans. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Photo: AP / AP