Pic Of The Moment: Sad But True: Republicans Float Plan To Steal Lunch Money From Hungry Children

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15. Who was hurt the most when Obama took $8.7 billion in food relief away from

hungry people? Same logic...

"The most likely affected by these changes are poor minorities in the cities," < There are more white folks in nearly any geographic area, unless you slice your sample so thin as to be meaningless. It affects them just as much, unless one wants to be condescending.

President Obama signs $8.7 billion food stamp cut into law

On Friday, President Obama added his signature to legislation that will cut $8.7 billion in food stamp benefits over the next 10 years, causing 850,000 households to lose an average of $90 per month. The signing of the legislation known as the 2014 Farm Bill occurred at a public event in East Lansing, Mich.


MSNBC LIVE WITH TAMRON HALL , 2/7/14, 3:02 PM ET
Pres. Obama signs Farm Bill

The food stamp cuts are one component of a massive omnibus bill which also includes billions of dollars in crop insurance and various other programs and subsidies involving American agriculture. Before he signed the legislation, President Obama praised it as an example of bipartisan problem-solving that would help create jobs and move the American economy forward.
“Congress passed a bipartisan Farm Bill that is going to make a big difference in communities across the country,” said the president.

Obama’s remarks also focused heavily on economic inequality, which he has previously called “the defining challenge of our time.” The Farm Bill, he said, would “give more Americans a shot at opportunity.”
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" a shot at opportunity.” > A shot at the opportunity to see if you can find relief while millionaires take it away.