The Hypocrisy of Congress never ceases to amaze me. There
are Members of Congress hiding their agendas deep inside Farm Bills, voting to
keep the minimum wage at under $8 per hour, then take away any assistance for
those making $8 to continue to work in their factories, clean their homes,
and take care of their children. In July Congressman George Miller, democrat
from California, developed a report of the 14 Republican Members of Congress
that voted to keep their own Farm Subsidies while NOT extending the Aid for 47
million American, Low-Income Families, called SNAP.
These 14 members of Congress are all Republican, have a total
net worth of up to $124.5 million, have received at least $7.2 million in farm
subsidies and voted to gut the SNAP program by giving states incentives to kick
families off the SNAP program.
SNAP families are limited to an income below the Federal
Poverty line ($19,520 for a family of 3). (The average SNAP household has a
gross monthly income of only $744, their average SNAP benefit is $281 for a
month, most of us spend that for groceries in a week.
These are the 14 Members of Congress that voted to receive
their own Farm Subsidies with tax payer dollars and 13 of them voted to cut $40
billion in food stamps and kick $4 million off the SNAP program:
1. Rep. David Valadao: Republican/California: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, but against cutting
food stamps (the only one).
2. Rep. Robert Aderholt: Republican/Alabama: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received: $207,426, Net Worth $506,019 to $5,815,999.
3. Rep. Blake Farenthold: Republican/Texas: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $1,205, Net Worth $9,659,099 to $38,785,999.
4. Rep Stephen Fincher: Republican/Tennessee: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $3,483,824, Net Worth $1,149,999 to $204,995.
5. Rep. Vicky Hartzler: Republican/Missouri: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $516,000, Net Worth $2,218,026 to $13,854,995.
6. Rep. John Kline: Republican/Minnesota: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $6,546, Net Worth $248,009 to $645,000
7, Rep. Doug LaMalfa: Republican/California: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $1,710,385, Net Worth $1,268,007 to $5,596,000.
8. Rep. Tom Latham: Republican/Iowa: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $313,776, Net Worth $2,315,174 to $7,650,167.
9. Rep. Frank Lucas: Republican/Oklahoma: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $40,613, Net Worth $264,990 to $1,059,995.
10. Rep. Cynthia Lummis: Republican/Wyoming: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received: $14,289, Net Worth $7,252,036 to $30,584,999.
11. Rep. Randy Neugebauer: Republican/Texas: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $4,32, Net Worth: $6,560,080 to $19,129,998.
12. Rep.. Kristi Noem: Republican/S.Dakota: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $503,751, Net Worth $464,992 to $674,999.
13. Rep. Marlin Stutzman: Republican/Indiana: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $196,268, Net Worth $14,019 to $1,082,995.
14. Rep. Mac Thornberry: Republican/Texas: voted
FOR the Farm Subsidies, and cutting food stamps. Total Farm
Subsidies received $29,775, Net Worth $241,007 to $580,000.
If that wasn't enough dish of Hypocrisy, John Boehner has been
working diligently to retain the millions of Taxpayer dollars used to subsidize
the heath care of members of Congress and their Staff. Additionally Democratic
Congresswoman Jackie Speir, found that a member of Congress was given
$127.41 per day for his trip to Argentina, another given
$3,588 for food and lodging on a trip to Russian, another
traveled to Dublin, getting $166 per day for food, not paying a dime of their
own money, and received $200 for a single meal for themselves. These same
people cannot find it in their hearts to help the most vulnerable of our
friends, family, neighbors, children, the elderly and the working poor who
receive less than $10 per day to feed a family of 3. Ron Shaich, the founder,
of Panera bread has decided to take the "SNAP CHALLENGE" and is living on $4.50
per day. He says "you think of food constantly, you are always hungry. But
those on Food Stamps live on $4.50 every day, not for one week, for long into
their future. That is so crushing." http://www.linkedin.com/influencer/25745675-Ron-Shaich
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