Paul Ryan Is Holding the Farm Bill Hostage Over Food Stamps

[Equinox Moon]

Source: Mother Jones

The farm bill—once-every-five-years mega-legislation that shapes US agriculture and hunger policy—is back on the legislative agenda. The House and Senate are jockeying for position as they prepare to reconcile their two versions, with the hope of sending a finished bill to the president’s desk before the previous bill expires on September 30.

In June, the US House narrowly passed its version, (margin: 213-211), which essentially preserved the previous bill’s status quo except for two big things: It would add onerous work requirements for recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Program or SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, and it would cut a key conservation program that encourages farmers to take measures that build soil and reduce chemical runoff.

President Donald Trump hailed the work requirements, signaling that he’d love to sign the bill into law.

Read more: https://www.motherjones.com/food/2018/07/paul-ryan-is-holding-the-farm-bill-hostage-over-food-stamps/

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Food stamps AND it would cut a key conservation program that encourages farmers to take measures that build soil and reduce chemical runoff.

These are very evil people. I think we have different species within the human species. These are sociopaths. No heart. No compassion. No reverence for life and nature...
I just don't get these people and how they think. Puke!

[UpInArms]

1. But ... let's bail out the farmers

To the tune of $12 BILLION (that’s with a B) ... for field corn and soybeans

Not to mention that this “pain” was self inflicted... and the bill will go to our grandchildren

[Stonepounder]

13. And we're not rally bailing out farmers,

we're bailing out giant agricorps!

[Achilleaze]

22. Bingo - The 12 billion of our tax dollars is for Mega-Agricorps (R)

who will turn around and fund the KGOP republican machine

[sakabatou]

2. They are evil

Republicans would love to see farmers bought off and private firms make use of the fields.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

21. They are sociopaths, too.

I used to think the Repugs were just mean. I agree with your assessment now, though, they are truly evil.

[sandensea]

3. I think we may have different species within the human species as well.

Frankly, every time I see these Republicans in action (as well as much of our CEO-cracy), I start to suspect the whole thing about lizard people may just possibly be true.

[democratisphere]

4. Ryan is an arrogant destroyer of anything that is decent.

Can't wait for Ryan and McConnell to be gone.

[Delmette2.0]

5. The farm bailout should not include corporate farms.

I understand small farms incorporate but the big one have already benefited from tax cuts. The big corporate farms should not get a bailout.

[Equinox Moon]

6. OH!!!! Yes!!! You speak truth!

[TeamPooka]

11. the whole point of it is to send Big Ag a huge payday for screwing themq

not the little/solo/family farmers.
they probably won't even qualify for the benefits when they are rolled out.

[Delmette2.0]

25. I know.

And the news media will keep interviewing the small farmers so most people will think they are being helped.

[Varaddem]

7. He should've gotten over ayn rand

In high school. She is his God Lord and Savior. He should be excommunicated. He hates America and its children.

[marylandblue]

9. The only to be excommunicated by the Holy Apostolic Church of Ayn Rand

is to make a burnt offering of dollar bills to Karl Marx.

[marylandblue]

8. Really, they are AGAINST preserving farm soil?

This isn't sociopathy. It's a suicide pact.

[BumRushDaShow]

24. Make America the 1930s Again.

The irony being that one of the main reasons why the U.S. is the top world producer of soybeans is because that crop was eventually found to be beneficial for the soil by the then up-and-coming USDA, to be used as a rotation crop for some of the more soil-killing crops like cotton back during the "dust bowl" days. It has now become a standard for rotation due to it (as a legume) being a good nitrogen fixer for the soil, notably in rotation (along with alfalfa) for the U.S.'s biggest "breadbasket" crops - wheat and corn.

[ck4829]

10. Kick

[blue-wave]

12. K&R

They are pure evil.

[Honeycombe8]

14. They continue their war against the environment. Disgusting. nt

[BigmanPigman]

15. Bottom line is always $$$$$$$$$$$$$$

I was watching the news about Climate Change in Alaska and how the citizens are being destroyed by the changes and how it is effecting animals, people, the plants, their very lives...meanwhile their neighbors are 100% for oil drilling despite the negative impact that it has on everyone and everything around them since they need the big bucks from oil. Why can't we be like Norway, Sweden and other countries that suffer the same problems? Answer: Capitalism!!!!! They value life, all lives, much, much more than we have in this country for over 50 years.

[aeromanKC]

16. GOP Pro Dust Bowl

Yes, let's bring back the dust bowl. Great legislation there GOP.

[DeminPennswoods]

23. "The Worst Hard Times"

is a great read about the Dust Bowl.

[markses66]

17. Dems should play absolute hardball over the Farm Bill now

[cstanleytech]

18. You know what the difference is between a Nazi during WWII and a Republican today?

The Nazi "might" have had a redeeming quality somewhere.
Emphasis on "might".

[TexasBushwhacker]

19. 80% of households receiving SNAP have at least one working adult

The households that don't include the disabled, the elderly and the recently unemployed. But I'd love for fewer people to receive SNAP. RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE!!!!!

[Midnight Writer]

20. My City Water Dept. has closed the lake we get our water from because of chemical runoff.

We now get our water from a lake 20 miles away because the lake we made 2 miles from town is too polluted from farm chemicals.

[riversedge]

28. Wisconsin has Mega dairy farm run off that is polluting rural wells: Gov Walker just lets it happen

[Alwaysna]

26. My friend is nearly 70 & disabled

And has recently dealt with cancer. She gets $745 per month and $15.00 food stamps per month. Yes the GOP personifies evil.

[Bengus81]

27. Ryan won't budge on SNAP as his legacy of "welfare reform"...............

Yet it's ok to give farmers WELFARE checks but don't call them that.

[Alwaysna]

29. Listed below are all the members of the GOP that are not evil.

[turbinetree]

30. Paul "ayn rand" Ryan has been holding this country hostage since he went to Washington

he is a fucking traitor...................he has been enabling another traitor Mitch the turtle" McConnell got into power, all they have been doing is fucking over the Constitution and the people.....................


We need paper ballots..........................vote

[Guilded Lilly]

31. K&R As stated by...everyone...Republicans are The party of sociopaths.