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Greg Casar: “The food stamps program for folks watching at home provides…”

Featuring: Greg Casar, Democratic | U.S. House, Texas, District 35

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Greg Casar calls debt vote a 'hostage situation'.

Published | Video Starts at 03:41

What he threatened all of that over was kicking some 53 and 54 year olds off of food stamps and then the president negotiating to get some veterans and folks experiencing homelessness on to slightly balance it out. I mean, how ludicrous is that? The food stamps program for folks watching at home provides people $2 per meal to make sure they're not hungry. And what the Republicans went and did is say, let's take those $2ameal away from 50 to 54 year olds. The president was able to negotiate in some people while other people are losing it. (03:41–03:49)

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