House Democrat Nails Exactly Why GOP Is 'So Out Of Touch' With Americans
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Rep. Jim McGovern slammed Republicans for making Marie Antoinette "look down to earth" with a proposal to slash SNAP spending.
Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) slammed Republicans on Tuesday for proposing major cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps an average of over 42 million Americans purchase food each month.
“Folks who paid taxes and played by the rules, expecting that their government will help them if they fall on hard times and you guys want to tell them to all go screw themselves?” he said at a House Agriculture Committee markup meeting.
“It is so out of touch it takes my breath away. You guys make Marie Antoinette look down to earth. Donald Trump’s Cabinet is like an episode of the ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous.’ These people are totally clueless. They don’t shop for their own groceries, they don’t buy their own food.”
Aside from reportedly proposing to slash over $290 billion in federal funding from the program, which is administered by states, the House GOP proposal also includes tweaks to work requirements for participants.
The proposal is one of the ways House Republicans look to offset tax cuts in their “big, beautiful bill” that they hope will satisfy President Donald Trump’s agenda.
