Wisconsin GOP state legislator Jess Kremer wrote in his "term paper" about an idea he'd raised during his campaign: limiting the use of QUEST [food stamp] cards to privately-run food pantries overseen by the government. "Yes, it may be humbling to go into the pantry to purchase 'needed items,' but as I mentioned earlier, most people understand that this is meant to be a crutch and not a lifestyle."
Jindal to poor Louisianans: drop dead
87% of House Republicans voted against assistance to jobless
Jeb Bush - A loving family taking care of their children in a traditional marriage will create the chance to break out of poverty far better, far better than any of the government programs that we can create.
GOP votes to starve four million Americans
The GOP's civil war will cut 21 meals a month from food stamp recipients
House Republicans voted to throw 300,000 kids off of food stamps
House GOP prefers funding military bands to feeding the hungry
Florida governor Rick Scott is about to sign a bill that would require welfare recipients to undergo routine drug testing. Better still, this new legislation makes the poor people pay for their own drug tests. “Recipients who test positive for drugs would lose their benefits for a year. If they fail a second time, they lose the benefits for three years." -Wonkette
Wisconsin governor Walker is proposing to turn over the allocation of food stamps to a private corporation, which will get to decide who qualifies and who doesn't.
Minnesota Republicans are pushing legislation that would make it a crime for people on public assistance to have more $20 in cash in their pockets any given month. This represents a change from their initial proposal, which banned them from having any money at all. - Fight Back News
Joe Mller would end the minimum wage and reduced funding of the EPA
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