Food Stamp vote in the US House yesterday

[Eric J in MN]

The US House voted to cut Food Stamps yesterday.

In the Minnesota delegation, every Republican voted Yes. Every Democrat voted No.

Also, in the entire House, every Democrat voted No.

http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/113/house/1/476

[Tigress DEM]

1. So the DEMS that DID NOT VOTE gave this bill legs. WTF were they thinking or doing?

WHAT THE HELL was more important than voting to stop this outrage? IT passed by THREE votes.

Did Not Vote (6)
Member Party Dist.
Danny K. Davis D IL-7
Eliot L. Engel D NY-16
Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA-3
Carolyn McCarthy D NY-4
Jared Polis D CO-2
Bobby L. Rush D IL-1

[Eric J in MN]

2. The Senate won't take up the bill, and the Obama Admin says Obama would veto. NT

NT

[Tigress DEM]

3. BUT THEY ARE DEMS, man. How could they NOT vote on this?

15 rethugs took the time to be decent human beings.

You know what I'm saying?

[Eric J in MN]

4. Yes, I don't know why those Democrats didn't vote. NT

NT

[Tigress DEM]

5. SENT to 2, the other 3 only take from their own constituents

How many children going hungry in this country and your district and you can't find the time to vote NO on that stupid food stamp bill. WHERE WERE YOU?

Did Not Vote (6)
Member Party Dist.
Danny K. Davis D IL-7 ****
Eliot L. Engel D NY-16
Jaime Herrera Beutler R WA-3
Carolyn McCarthy D NY-4
Jared Polis D CO-2 ****
Bobby L. Rush D IL-1

http://politics.nytimes.com/congress/votes/113/house/1/476

[Tigress DEM]

8. HEY! I know a way to get around these blasted email issues! POST CARDS.

The mail is sorted in case it might have something dangerous inside, but a post card is easily checked and sent thru.

[Tigress DEM]

6. Thanks for the post btw K&R

K&R

[Lydia Leftcoast]

7. If the Dems don't trumpet this fact all over the country, ESPECIALLY

in poor rural districts, then their PR people are either asleep on the job or secretly complicit.

[azurnoir]

9. Kudo's to our Democratic Congress people howevr at the state level

what are called sanctions on SNAP and cash benefits are scheduled to back into effect as of 10/1
sanctions reduce or cut off cash and snap benefits across the board on recipients of MFIP and General assistance, most often the sanctions are for being considered non-compliant with the work or work readiness requirements of either program, and unless things have drastically changed since the late 1990's when I was for a time an MFIP recipient what is considered non-compliant is left largely to whim of the 'job counselor'.