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Sen. Ron Johnson, (R-Wis.), on his efforts to separate food stamps from the government’s farm bill.
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Only a view -- -- are outraged over the federal government's inability to cut wasteful spending is the latest example.
This week the senate voted against any cuts to the nation's food stamp program even some Republicans actually send those modest reform proposals down to sinking.
The result food stamps will cost taxpayers 770.
Billion dollars over the next -- that would fall.
Such -- wrong Johnson is on Capitol Hill.
Now the day when we reported this events of the fact of the senate would not reform even in a slight fashion -- food stamp program.
Some of the Johnson's office -- -- talked to a deserve what a second.
Such -- Johnson has a solution and he's gonna fix this problem and he's with us today -- -- what's the solution -- what can -- -- about this.
Most are well first -- shine a light day I -- what I try to do yesterday is just sort of emotion.
To recommit to build that committee to separate out the food stamp portion bill from the farm bill that they call this the farm bill.
But 78% of the farm bill is -- -- food stamp bill.
And as you.
Yeah properly reported it costs 772.
Billion dollars over ten years.
Just ten years during the 2002 farm bill food stamps for 200 -- -- billion dollars or ten years.
We've increased set by a half a trillion dollars over ten years it's out of control.
So you -- if you separated out.
So you could just vote on these modest cost modest reform proposals you think that's what is a solution so that we can get those modest cuts will it look.
-- -- hopes army and our problem here's what we're actually have like 71 amendments to this farm bill I would call the food stamp bill.
Only four.
Deal with 70% of the bill which is -- the food stamp -- so again I think information I think disclosure.
Is pretty powerful if you shine the light of day on this but.
-- Stewart the reason they combine these bills in the first place was to make it easier -- all the elements to pass.
It's the reason why farm bill come you don't.
Contains subsidies for sugar and cotton and wheat and dairy notes it's so that everything everybody can -- the -- we've got and that practice.
You know you guys you Wisconsin -- trailblazers these days -- -- If it's the water.
-- that -- seriously a lot of our viewers will really outraged.
That the senate could not come up with -- even modest reform proposals and agree to -- That's that they would that was simply outraged I hope you can do something about the -- we appreciate your an attempt to do that.
I appreciate -- --
