Yeah, she grew up poor alright. So poor that Sen. Joni Ernst, the Republican Senator who gave the Republican’s official response to the State of The Union Address, said that as a kid, she had to put “plastic bread bags” over her “one good pair of shoes” to keep them from getting wet when it… Continue reading Sen. Joni Ernst’s Family Took Almost Half a Million Dollars in Government Subsidies
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These Congress Members Got Farm Subsidies, But Voted to Cut Food Stamps
And today, in your daily dose of political hypocrisy, allow me to introduce the epitome of hypocrisy itself. These political leaders all votes to literally take food out of the mouths of their own constituents, while at the same time extending their hands for more personal handouts from the federal government.
This Republican Took Millions in Government Farm Subsidies, then Voted to Cut Food Stamps
Did you hear the one about the Republican congressman who is milking the government for personal farm subsidies, then turns around and voted against food stamp benefits for the poor? Meet Republican Representative Stephen Fincher. Using Agriculture Department data, researchers at the Environmental Working Group found that Representative Stephen Fincher, a Republican and a farmer… Continue reading This Republican Took Millions in Government Farm Subsidies, then Voted to Cut Food Stamps