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22 Democrats voted to block $4.5 billion in food stamp aid, 22 Democrats, [View all] DainBramaged Jun 2012 OP

re: 22 Democrats voted to block $4.5 billion in food stamp aid, 22 Democrats clang1 Jun 2012 #1

Terrible goclark Jun 2012 #2

k&r... spanone Jun 2012 #3

I thought Al Franken was a liberal along the lines of a Paul Wellstone? matmar Jun 2012 #4

They were proposing cuts to farmers to pay for the food stamps LynneSin Jun 2012 #11

my two senators didn't vote against it cali Jun 2012 #36

Agreement. kenfrequed Jun 2012 #43

Like fairly taxing the 1%, maybe? savannah43 Jun 2012 #46

I could vote for that LynneSin Jun 2012 #54

Harkin and Franken voted against it... What assholes. shcrane71 Jun 2012 #65

In Iowa yes, but not in Minnesota - there are a lot of small farmers here yet. Especially in the jwirr Jun 2012 #68

Oregon is filled with small farms and our Senators did not take food from the mouths of children Bluenorthwest Jun 2012 #84

You are welcome to your opinion. jwirr Jun 2012 #86

Thank you. That explains a lot. Actually it is a smart move - rethugs liked this so that the jwirr Jun 2012 #67

Al Franken??? warrprayer Jun 2012 #87

Just wondering SoutherDem Jun 2012 #5

Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 elleng Jun 2012 #26

NONE of these things ever stand alone, there are 100s of things in these. freshwest Jun 2012 #81

Is this the bill that republicans offered which reduces aid? dkf Jun 2012 #6

Let The Damn Bu$h tax cuts expire, why don't cha! RC Jun 2012 #22

Should probably include all of what the amendment would do jeff47 Jun 2012 #7

Yep. You see someone like Franklin voting against Food Stamps you know there is time bomb in there LynneSin Jun 2012 #12

re: Yep. You see someone like Franklin voting against Food Stamps you know there is time bomb in the clang1 Jun 2012 #13

As one third owner of a family farm, trust me, farmers could better snappyturtle Jun 2012 #15

Yes, family farmers are Burkean superheroes who pull themselves up by their bootstraps jeff47 Jun 2012 #16

re: Yes, family farmers are Burkean superheroes who pull themselves up by their bootstraps clang1 Jun 2012 #30

It looks like they were voting on an amendment to the bill Thav Jun 2012 #8

re: It looks like they were voting on an amendment to the bill clang1 Jun 2012 #14

I'll have to quit deaniac21 Jun 2012 #9

OUr government, and our nation Doctor_J Jun 2012 #10

Harkin and Franken are on that list--there was a poison pill in the bill Arkana Jun 2012 #17

and dick durbin mopinko Jun 2012 #79

Social Security and Medicaid to follow Teamster Jeff Jun 2012 #83

I suggest that such blind condemnation of these 22 is wrong USD79 Jun 2012 #18

USD79,welcome to DU! Swede Jun 2012 #19

+1000 geardaddy Jun 2012 #24

This could have also been a stumbling block for the Democrats. Legal residence should SlimJimmy Jun 2012 #27

they'd just let people starve i guess. barbtries Jun 2012 #31

Right, and welcome! elleng Jun 2012 #28

Hello bigwillq Jun 2012 #34

Oh I don't know. Something about not wanting to feed hungry kids sends me over the edge. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #35

There is NO good reason to remove support for the poor, NONE NONE NONE DainBramaged Jun 2012 #38

This amendment would remove support for the poor. jeff47 Jun 2012 #41

Welcome to DU treestar Jun 2012 #62

Agreed. While an ostensible $4.5B cut in food stamps is horrible, food stamps running out ProgressiveEconomist Jun 2012 #80

I called Pryor and told him to join the repuke party BlueToTheBone Jun 2012 #20

Wow!!! another Dino on the board Wellstone ruled Jun 2012 #21

I'm a Dino? DainBramaged Jun 2012 #37

Yeah, it took 35,000 posts, Fuddnik Jun 2012 #44

And 11 years DainBramaged Jun 2012 #53

It used to be you couldn't get away with callng one of us a DINO DainBramaged Jun 2012 #77

shameful :( ElsewheresDaughter Jun 2012 #23

There must have been something else in this bill that was unethical or undesirable judesedit Jun 2012 #25

Yes, bill FULL of stuff, elleng Jun 2012 #29

And we can't stop those farm subsidies proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #33

Yeah, they're just starving! elleng Jun 2012 #39

My dad's family was in western Kansas. We used to drive across the state every summer to see them. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #50

And 'we' still haven't been able to change the subsidy rules! elleng Jun 2012 #69

Shame Shame Shame proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #32

shush please wwytchwood Jun 2012 #40

This is a highly misleading and deeply inflammatory OP and, thus, coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #42

Good post... SidDithers Jun 2012 #45

the cutting of food stamps may not have been what they voted against, hahahareally Jun 2012 #48

Actually, they voted against cutting aid to farmers as a way coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #49

all great ideas, but out of the realm of reality. hahahareally Jun 2012 #52

Speaking of the land of reality, do you or anyone really coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #55

Because the farmers getting these subsidies are NOT starving, but kids on food stamps are. proud2BlibKansan Jun 2012 #51

Agreed on both points (farmers not starving and hungry children). But coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #59

So nice that both sides of the elite in Washington can't find the resources to feed our poor, midnight Jun 2012 #47

if you want starving riots in the streets lovuian Jun 2012 #56

None of these 22 Dems have voted to cut food stamps. They have coalition_unwilling Jun 2012 #61

Food stamps were not around until the late 50s. What we had before then were commodities. Food jwirr Jun 2012 #73

damn!!! al franken. smh. where was HE for that recall? I hardly heard a word. nt LaydeeBug Jun 2012 #57

Since I am sort of against censorship, unless some typo, I don't edit, so I will LaydeeBug Jun 2012 #58

HAGAN (NC) ProfessionalLeftist Jun 2012 #60

This message was self-deleted by its author Mass Jun 2012 #63

What in the hell are they thinking? Kohl, Klobuchar, Harkin and Franken? Was there something wrong jwirr Jun 2012 #64

And Herb Kohl too!!! He's retiring... shcrane71 Jun 2012 #66

Here is an explanation by Stabenow. Mass Jun 2012 #70

Utterly shameful n/t OhioChick Jun 2012 #71

Good grief! Even Joe Lieberman voted like a traditional, real Democrat. nt Zorra Jun 2012 #72

And Franken didn't. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2012 #75

and not Sanders? Mass Jun 2012 #76

Republicon Lite is a lousy plan! urlnts1 Jun 2012 #74

In order to do one good thing to help farmers... Blue Owl Jun 2012 #78

Shit - both of my VA Senators voted against it. That sucks big time. Why don't these folks act williesgirl Jun 2012 #82

22 Democrats who should be Republicans. sarcasmo Jun 2012 #85

I haven't read the bill, but if so many Democrats voted against it, there must have been Arkansas Granny Jun 2012 #88