s.n.a.p. stands for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. >> in 2008 the federal government officially dropped the term food stamp, to fight the stigma associated with that term. but most everyone still calls them food stamps. even people at the coalition. >> you are pscened and you woul like -- you are prescened and would like food stamps. >> his team set up shop at the supermarket because people do not want to go to the food stamp office. >> ivan is the store manager. >> we feel it's a positive thing for the community. >> another part of the effort to reduce the stigma of food stamps, was to get rid of the stamps all together. the government benefit is now electr electrically delivered, they work like any debit card. food stamp usage has been on the rise since 2000, but it has exploded under president obama, 28 million were receiving food stamps. now, about 47 million do. one big factor, was obama's stimulus package. in addition to pumping more money in to the program, it made quali

s.n.a.p. stands for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. >> in 2008 the federal government officially dropped the term food stamp, to fight the stigma associated with that term. but most everyone still calls them food stamps. even people at the coalition. >> you are pscened and you woul like -- you are prescened and would like food stamps. >> his team set up shop at the supermarket because people do not want to go to the food stamp office. >> ivan is the store manager. >> we feel it's a positive thing for the community. >> another part of the effort to reduce the stigma of food stamps, was to get rid of the stamps all together. the government benefit is now electr electrically delivered, they work like any debit card. food stamp usage has been on the rise since 2000, but it has exploded under president obama, 28 million were receiving food stamps. now, about 47 million do. one big factor, was obama's stimulus package. in addition to pumping more money in to the program, it made quali

those are three major reasons why people aren't receiving s.n.a.p.. >> we should also make a point of saying the average benefit is somewhere in the neighborhood of $4 to $5 a day which is to say absolutely no one is getting rich off this. msnbc -- >> i can tell you that my -- >> please. >> my family of three received $280 a month in food stamps. >> msnbc contributor goldie taylor, always a pleasure. thank you. >> thank you. >>> every day that passes i'm more convinced the attacks on lgbt russians is going to absolutely blow up as an issue as we approach the games. this is just starting, folks. there are new developments today to tell you about coming up. i like a clean kitchen. i don't do any cleaning. i make dirt. ♪ i'm not big enough or strong enough for this. there should be some way to make it easier. [ doorbell rings ] [ morty ] here's a box, babe. open it up. oh my goodness! what is a wetjet? some kind of a mopping device. there's a lot of dirt on here. morty, look at how easy it is. it's almost like dancing. [ both humming ] this is called th

those are three major reasons why people aren't receiving s.n.a.p.oday. >> we should also make a point of saying the average benefit is somewhere in the neighborhood of $4 to $5 a day which is to say absolutely no one is getting rich off this. msnbc -- >> i can tell you that my -- >> please. >> my family of three received $280 a month in food stamps. >> msnbc contributor goldie taylor, always a pleasure. thank you. >> thank you. >>> every day that passes i'm more convinced the attacks on lgbt russians is going to absolutely blow up as an issue as we approach the games. this is just starting, folks. there are new developments today to tell you about coming up. [ speaking foreign language ] >>> that video is one of the more disturbing things that i have seen in a very long time. and it's just one of many like it posted to the web depicting gay men in russia being lured on the internet into meeting up in person only to be accosted, harassed, insulted, humiliated and beaten for the cameras. it is a sickening illustration of what is happening in modern da

those are three major reasons why people aren't receiving s.n.a.p. today. >> we should also make a point of saying the average benefit is somewhere in the neighborhood of $4 to $5 a day which is to say absolutely no one is getting rich off this. msnbc -- >> i can tell you that my -- >> please. >> my family of three received $280 a month in food stamps. >> msnbc contributor goldie taylor, always a pleasure. thank you. >> thank you. >>> every day that passes i'm more convinced the attacks on lgbt russians is going to absolutely blow up as an issue as we approach the games. this is just starting, folks. there are new developments today to tell you about coming up. i don't make any decisions about who to hire without going to angie's list first. with angie's list, i know who to call, and i know the results will be fantastic! find out why more than two million members count on angie's list. angie's list -- reviews you can trust. to prove to you that aleve is the better choice for her, she's agreed to give it up. that's today? [ male announcer ] we'll be w

so we know that if families are receiving food stamps or s.n.a.p. benefits, their cognitive, social and emotional development is better. we know that they're less likely to be hospitalized. the same thing goes for wic. we also know that wic can reduce the stress that moms often feel when they're a new mom and they're very poor. so these programs, we know, have a tangible public health impact. there's no research that shows what kind of impact the emergency food system is having. we know that when about 30 million children are being fed every day in this country through school breakfast and school lunch, that is magnificent, and those kinds of programs need to be protected and to be promoted. >> our conversation will continue in a moment. but first, this is pledge time on public television, and we're taking a short break so you can show your support for the programming you see right here on this station. >> for those of you still with us, as we've seen, it's not easy making sure our neediest get the food their minds and bodies need. several years ago

so you fill out a form for a s.n.a.p. card, give you that for a year, no questions asked? reporter: that's $200 a monchts yeah. $200. free money. radical. why not? >> my job right here to make sure everything's rolling smoonlly. the sun's up, the gulls are out. >> reporter: how big a part of your life is surfing? >> i surf every day. it's wonderful, man. get away from everything. clear your head. get out with the boys and have a good time. living the life every moment. another day in paradise. yeah. >> so it's off to the gourmet section of the local food mart. >> i got salmon, eel, yellowtail. with rice avocado and add lobster on special. got lobster. and coconut water. >> reporter: then jason the off to the awed mated checkout counter. food stamp card at ready. >> $200 a month and just go like -- boom. >> thank you for shopping with us. >> just like that. all paid for by our wonderful tax dollars. >> reporter: is that typically the type of thing you'll get on the s.n.a.p. card? >> yeah. usually, make my own way, but they didn't have good fish so i just got the pre-made st

they say, for example, to justify this $20 billion cut in food stamps and the s.n.a.p. program, they said, well, it's being misused and so that's why we've got to impose these conditions, drug testing before people can get food stamps. it's not because there's a lot of drug abuse there. i mean, i don't hear them suggesting that we require drug testing for farmers to get crop insurance. or to get crop subsidies. by the way, some members of congress who are voting against this bill were getting crop subsidies. and so they were making up their own facts about what needed to be done to be fair to the taxpayer. >> can you imagine if all american homeowners had to undergo a drug test in order to get their mortgage interest deduction on their 1040s? >> that's comparable, yeah. >> exactly. democratic congressman -- >> there's so much we're not getting done. you know, we need to deal with climate change. we need to break up the banks and continue to put cops on the beat on wall street. we need to, you know, stop spying on americans. >> yeah. >> on innocent americans. and instead

the study also found that the s.n.a.p.in the farm bill again, a tiny fraction of the cuts you want, would increase the poverty rate. that is not exactly lifting people out of poverty. and that increase in hunger and poverty would lead directly to an increase in diseases like diabetes and heart disease in adults and asthma and cognitive impairment in children. tell me, congressman, how exactly is that improving pee i people's lives? and your plan doesn't even save money. the increase in diabetes alone would cost $15 billion in impacts to health care. and the cuts you want would be six times worse. look tianna gaines-turner in the eye and say you want to improve her life while taking away the means to feed her family. would you have been able to keep a straight face? since you refused to allow her at your poverty hearing, i'm guessing not. sincerely, melissa. okay, a? b? b. a? that's a great choice. let me show you some faucets to go along with that. with the latest styles and guaranteed low prices, you can turn the bath you

but also to say that you support cuts for the kinds of programs that not just education but look at s.n.a.p. other programs that we know help people ladders out of condition to a better life, to a -- at least the opportunity to a better life. that's part of the hypocrisy here that we need to recognize. on the one hand there's this tough law and order message and everybody's got to make it on their own. but then on the other hand there's this message about makers and takers. and that sort of judgment about what it means to maybe need some help in this country. >> that's the point. we don't think people should not get help with food stamps, seniors -- they're takers. we don't want to invest in preschool, but we'll spend billions of dollars on a guy smoking a joint that got caught. and we call that fiscal conservatism? let me give you lou gohmert. he went on right wing radio monday to claim the administration is race baiting. race baiting. to change mandatory sentencing. listen to this. >> they're constantly screaming about all the hate, violence, and all this kind of stuff. and of course we k

we never had to have s.n.a.p. when i was a kid.you the truth, i'm tired of single mothers being used as the poster child for the welfare state. i know a lot of single moms go out to work and do very, very well for themselves. >> you're right, let's talk about just families in general. >> families in general. let's talk about families, let's talk about families in the city of newark, which has a 15% unemployment rate and has received countless billions of dollars. billions of dollars in subsidies from state taxpayers so that cory booker can have a drop our rate over 50% of the school system and unemployment rate of 50% and sky rocketing property taxes as we speak. free market economic policies, cutting the size of government and into freeing up individuals to achieve their best potential and getting out there, working hard and doing lots, like my single mom did when she had to when she was 37 years and old and kept our family together. worked very hard and became a successful administrator. that's what we need to do in this country.