Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: I'm astonished by Hillary supporters [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)This bill could not have passed without the support of these 89 House "Democrats".
NOTE: Neither of the representatives who have endorsed Bernie (U.S. Representatives
Keith Ellison, MN, & Raúl Grijalva, AZ) are on this list of turncoats who did their GOP-lite bit to starve kids by slashing food stamps NINETY FUCKING DOLLARS A MONTH PER RECIPIENT. But you sure find a whole helluva lot of Hillary endorsers.
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/1/29/1273428/-These-89-Democrats-Voted-to-Cut-8-7-Billion-from-Food-Stamps
Today, the House passed the 2014 Farm Bill 251 to 166.
162 Republicans voted for it. 63 voted against it.
103 Democrats voted against it. 89 voted for it.
The Farm Bill contains $8.7 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. This translates to a $90 per month cut to beneficiaries. This cut follows November's $5 billion cut from the program, the "hunger cliff" that the Democrats themselves created.
The deal also restricts the USDA from "advertising the SNAP program through [TV], radio and billboard advertisements."
Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz all voted for the bill.
14 members of the Progressive Caucus voted for it: Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Corinne Brown (FL-05), Andre Carson (IN-07), Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05), Sam Farr (CA-20), Lois Frankel (FL-22), Marcia Fudge (OH-11), Steven Horsford (NV-04), Jared Huffman (CA-02), Dave Loebsack (IA-02), Ben Lujan (NM-03), Rick Nolan (MN-08), Bennie Thompson (MS-02), and Peter Welch (VT).