negatively impact millions of low-income americans including seniors, and we look at seniors aross the nation, across our country. children that will be impacted and many of our veterans. 46 million americans rely on s.n.a.p. or food stamp to put food on the table every month. that means to put food on the table. 6 million californians rely on s.n.a.p. including 2 million children. this debate is about much more than the dollar figures. it's much more than the dollar figure. there is a very human cost to the actions we take today. so think about it. a human cost to the action we take today. in the 2008 farm bill, we worked in a bipartisan manner to provide a record level of funding for nutritional programs. but this farm bill will turn back the clock on the progress we have made. 2 million to 3 million people would lose s.n.a.p. eligibility. 2 million to 3 million people would lose snap eligibility. many of them low-income seniors and children. 280,000 would lose access to free lunch meals. now, can you imagine, 280,000 children that would lose access to free meals? going to school on an empt