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Areas. that s one major problem with the bill. another major problem is the joe manchin pipeline we fought so hard to stop from being built, that is still a part of this bill. what s problematic about that is, number one, we need to stop drilling for fossil fuels completely. but number two, we need an expedited way to get us to clean, renewable energy or we will continue to have these severe weather events that we have been having for quite some time because of the warming of the planet. finally, the work requirement piece has expanded to those receiving s.n.a.p. from age 49 to 50-54. again, we re talking about the most vulnerable americans who are already living in abject poverty. congressman, let me interrupt. are you saying in its current form, you would not vote for it? i m saying i m still ....
we ll keep our eye on this important story. thank you so much, courtney kube. now to another important story here at home. this week, the biden administration announced the largest permanent increase to food stamps ever. average monthly benefits will rise by $36 or about 40 cents per meal. not surprisingly, the right wing is freaking out already, but it s important to remember just who it primarily benefits, the gop base. contrary to the generations old republican myth popularized by ronald reagan and the trope of the black welfare queen, white folks make up the most of those receiving snap. i have author of america, we need to talk . joel and claire, so happy to have you. joel, i ll start with you. you know, i think there s a lot of misconception about who gets snap benefits, who gets food ....
Thanks. do you feel guilty at all about doing this? [ bleep ] no. now, let me take a second to cleanse your palette from what you just watched with some actual facts about the food stamp program. one of those is that fraud in the food stamps program is at an all-time low. less than 2% of s.n.a.p. benefits two to households that do not meet the program s requirements. contrary to what fox news would have you believe, the program is actually underused. listen to this. a quarter of all the people eligible for food stamps don t sign up. and less than 40% of seniors who are eligible signed up in 2010. knowing those facts, let s look at who is receiving help from the program. according to the center on budge and policy priorities, roughly 91% of s.n.a.p. benefits go to households below the poverty line which is about $23,000 for a family of 4. $23,000. and 55% of s.n.a.p. benefits go to households half below the poverty line. ....
And they go up in front of me and they pay with that card. that s fraud. absolute 100% is fraud. that was congressman, a republican from oklahoma, telling a town hall about food stamp fraud about a food store in virginia. this cup couple was in great shape, what do they need food stamps for? he stopped short of saying they possess calves the size of cantaloupes. the food stamp program, s.n.a.p., is a long running and currently intensifying mythology on the right. most recently house republicans have been waging what amounts to an all-out war on food stamps turning their institutional attention to fighting the scourge of hungry people getting food. last month they took the unprecedented step of stripping the nutritional assistance program from the farm bill altogether and are now considering $40 billion in cuts ....