an able-bodied adult somebody has a job and the reality is they re not making enough to support their family. this is a very real problem, isn t it? it s exactly right. and not only are the majority of participants on the s.n.a.p. children, s.n.a.p. program children, but the majority of families who are receiving s.n.a.p. are living far below the poverty level. the most vulnerable citizens in america that the program is reaching and it s helping them provide food every day. you know, daniella, that also includes some of our military family as. i think it s roughly $100 million a year which includes active duty and that didn t sway republicans. not at all. they re so beholden to want to cut all types of programs no matter what the benefit they overlooked taking care of the military who republicans like to
across the united states to ensure that we re providing those summer meals when kids are most at risk of hunger. when i worked for the new york city board of education. one of the factors, the chancellor that i would consider on a snow day was, well, if we close the school down because of the snow, that means some kids won t actually eat today and that s not the way you should decide about children s safety. you know, daniella, also proposals that would have required drug testing for welfare recipients and similar proposals we re seeing at the state level. the thing about that, it feels like it s stigmatizing people that need help but equating and literally being in need of help with an assumption that you re a criminal. that s not americans. that s not the american way. right. exactly. something just fundamentally wrong about asking a family who needs help putting food on the table, again, to take a drug test. so, if someone is struggling with drug abuse or drug addiction, you re
0 have the security you need to get you there. call us. we can show you how at&t solutions can help you do what you do. even better. thanks for disrupting your afternoon, i m karen finney. don t worry, mr. boehner. if that job as speaker doesn t work out, i heard there s an opening at the food network. what is happening on the floor today is a demonstration of major amateur hour. never an intention for our side to say we want to take away the safety net of the food stamp program. by requiring work for abled body snap recipients. this amendment would increase the snap cuts by 50%. i rise today in support of this amendment. 62 republicans voted no. don t blame democrats for the loss today. we need a bill to fence a wall and a fence on this other border. they re here because they can get free stuff. sandra rubio says they are going to have to pay they want to blend in and it doesn t take a lot for mohammed to transform himself into miguel. thanks for joining us
top republican donors are in a three day retreat for mitt romney in the midst of a final push of a tight campaign. here s an example of why the money is so important to they will. las vegas, battleground state nevada, it s seen more than 73,000 ads this election cycle. the most of any media market and the most ever in a single year. and there s plenty more to come. with three weeks to go until election day, the campaign ads will be kicking into overdrive. now, the romney campaign and republicans just announced they raked in $170 million in september. $11 million short of team obama s record haul. let s bring in robert trainen and daniella gibbs. good to see both of you. daniella, let me start with you. i think these numbers are staggering and we keep hearing
massachusetts have said governor romney was not that conservat e conservative. and according to the debate a week and a half ago when governor romney was asked about raising taxes on the rich, he said that i would not do that. when he was asked specifically about certain aspects of the health care plan, he obviously acknowledged in a more mod ral tone. so when take you a look at his record and what he said, the facts pretty much speak for themselves. robert, daniella, thank you both. . if the race is a dead heat, how important is this debate tonight, how important is it for mitt romney to win? i think all these debates are very important. it gives governor romney and opportunity to lay again the choice before the american people. there are huge issues having to do with the future of the