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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts) Fri Jun 22, 2018, 05:00 AM Jun 2018

Ryan says the Farm Bill is 'a big deal, encouraging Americans to move from welfare to work"

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Today’s House passage of the #2018FarmBill is a big deal. With our booming economy, there is no better time to close the skills gap, better equip our workforce, and encourage Americans to move from welfare to work. 🚜

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House Republicans pass a farm bill that guts food assistance for working families
Two million people would be in jeopardy of losing their benefits.

https://thinkprogress.org/house-republicans-pass-a-farm-bill-that-guts-food-assistance-for-working-families-6183f37b1948/

The House of Representatives narrowly passed the farm bill Thursday afternoon 213-211, with 20 Republicans joining all Democrats in voting no.

The House version of the farm bill dramatically cuts funding for food stamps, officially known as Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP).

More than 1 million low-income households, totaling than 2 million people — particularly low-income working families — are in danger of losing their benefits altogether or have them reduced under the bill.

President Donald Trump tweeted after the vote that he was “so happy” to see work requirements included in the bill. Trump has stated previously he would veto any farm bill that neglected to impose tougher work requirements.

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Ryan says the Farm Bill is 'a big deal, encouraging Americans to move from welfare to work" (Original Post) Miles Archer Jun 2018 OP

so where is Ryan and republican job funding and training bill? If you force people to work beachbum bob Jun 2018 #1

And where mindem Jun 2018 #2

This is another campaign point as democrats can say we suppprt beachbum bob Jun 2018 #4

lying ryan duforsure Jun 2018 #3

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

1. so where is Ryan and republican job funding and training bill? If you force people to work

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 05:27 AM

Jun 2018

where is the work??

mindem

(1,580 posts)

2. And where

Reply to beachbum bob (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:20 AM

Jun 2018

is the livable wage to go along with the work?

beachbum bob

(10,437 posts)

4. This is another campaign point as democrats can say we suppprt

Reply to mindem (Reply #2)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 08:35 AM

Jun 2018

Having jobs for people that pay a living wage always and if mandate work for benefits we will have job programs in place to help. How do you trust republicans to do this? They would support building cruise ships with no life boats or life jackets and if it sinks, they would say learn to swim on your own. If you can't, it's your fault.

This would make a great TV commercial...with voice over on a sea of people from a sinking ship with no life boats.

The fucking gloves gotta come off

duforsure

(11,885 posts)

3. lying ryan

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 06:35 AM

Jun 2018

Is really telling the American people this is to help the wealthiest people in the country by paying the rich with windfall tax breaks, and robbing from the middle class and the poor to pay for it for them. Reverse robin hood. Over spend , then use it against us. Social Security also to be destroyed . Seniors better realize what these criminals are doing, and why they're lying about it.

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