{"id":255916,"date":"2013-09-20T19:16:38","date_gmt":"2013-09-20T19:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/09\/20\/christopherhuff-buzzfeedpolitics-democratic\/"},"modified":"2018-10-07T04:51:00","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T04:51:00","slug":"christopherhuff-buzzfeedpolitics-democratic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2013\/09\/20\/christopherhuff-buzzfeedpolitics-democratic\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

christopherhuff<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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buzzfeedpolitics<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier decided to make an unconventional pitch on the House of Representatives floor Thursday to defend food stamps. Speier used a cooked steak, a bottle of vodka, and a can of caviar to point out members of Congress who had large numbers of SNAP program recipients in their districts but opposed the program. The Congresswoman pointed out many of the same members of Congress took trips around the world with large stipends for food and lodging.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my district, California 14, we have about 4,000 families who are on food stamps, but some of my colleagues have thousands and thousands more,\u201d Rep. Speier said. \u201cYet, they somehow feel like crusaders, like heroes when they vote to cut food stamps. Some of these same members travel to foreign countries under the guise of official business. They dine at lavish restaurants, eating steak, vodka and even caviar. They receive money to do this. That\u2019s right, they don\u2019t pay out of pocket for these meals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speier went on, using particular examples of members of Congress who went on sponsored trips and spent large amounts of money on food and lodging.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me give you a few examples: One member was given $127.41 a day for food on his trip to Argentina. He probably had a fare amount of steak,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnother member was given $3,588 for food and lodging during a six-day trip to Russia. He probably drank a fair amount of vodka and probably even had some caviar. That particular member has 21,000 food stamp recipients in his district. One of those people who is on food stamps could live a year on what this congressman spent on food and lodging for six days,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Congresswoman Uses Steak, Vodka And Caviar To Hammer Republicans On Food Stamp Cuts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Jackie Speier is a badass, and these congressmen do not intimidate her. She\u2019s seen some shit. Witness this from her Wikipedia page:<\/p>\n

\u201cSpeier served as a congressional staffer for Congressman\u00a0Leo Ryan<\/a>. Speier was part of the November 1978 fact-finding mission to investigate allegations of\u00a0human rights abuses<\/a>\u00a0by the Reverend\u00a0Jim Jones<\/a>\u00a0and his\u00a0Peoples Temple<\/a>\u00a0followers, almost all of whom were American citizens who had moved to\u00a0Jonestown<\/a>, Guyana, with Jones in 1977 and 1978.[8]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Speier was one of only two members of the mission who were concerned enough about potential violence to make out a will before traveling to Jonestown.[13]<\/a><\/sup>Several Peoples Temple members ambushed the investigative team and others boarding the plane to leave Jonestown on November 18. Five people died, including Congressman Ryan. While attempting to shield herself from rifle and shotgun fire behind small airplane wheels with the other members of the team, Speier was shot five times and waited 22 hours before help arrived.[14]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0The murder of Congressman\u00a0Ryan<\/a>\u00a0was the only\u00a0assassination<\/a>\u00a0of a\u00a0Congressman<\/a>\u00a0in the line of duty in the history of the United States.[15]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0That same day, over 900 of the remaining members of the\u00a0Peoples Temple<\/a>\u00a0died in Jonestown and\u00a0Georgetown<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

(Source:<\/span> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/<\/a>)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

christopherhuff: buzzfeedpolitics: Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier decided to make an unconventional pitch on the House of Representatives floor Thursday to defend food stamps. Speier used a cooked steak, a bottle of vodka, and a can of caviar to point out members of Congress who had large numbers of SNAP program recipients in their districts but … <\/p>\n

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