Republican's Take Food Away from Needy

Today approximately 47 million American men, women, and children will have less nutrition to sustain themselves because Congressional Republicans refuse to create a budget for our nation. Consequently, the sequester that was intended to be temporary kicks in and reduces the food stamp allowance for families below the poverty line by 5 billion dollars beginning today. If you are living in Wisconsin , for example, nearly 900,000 Wisconsinites, 15% of the total population will will have less food including 379,000 children and 164,000 seniors who are unable to afford sufficient food. Meanwhile Republican Governor Walker and House of Representative's Chairman of the Budget Committee joyously pat themselves on the back for saving tax dollars while people struggle to get by. Walker refuses Medicaid and Wisconsin Congressman Ryan, the former Republican VP candidate, share joyous accolades from most Republicans for their frugality, while nearly one million Wisconsin citizens become victims of their Scrooge indifference and greed. You can refer to this interactive link to determine the impact in the state where you reside. The damage to our needy Americans is atrocious and shocking. Ever since the Great Depression of the 1930's our nation has acted to help the needy and Democrats under Presidents' Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, and Johnson (all Democrats) worked with reasonable Congressional Republicans to provide needed social benefits for all Americans. Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Head Start, unemployment insurance, and food stamp programs (SNAP) were enacted by Congress under Democratic Presidents who were supported by Congressional Republicans who understood the need and never used obstruction or the filibuster to stop all legislation that many Congressional Republicans opposed. Despite their personal opposition if the nation benefited they would vote in favor. Today's Republicans are opposed to all legislation that President Obama and Congressional Democrats support to help Americans help themselves. The Republicans constantly obstruct federal funding for any infrastructure expenses to construct needed water treatment facilities, sewerage treatment, highway construction, bridge maintenance, school upgrading, environmental clean up of polluted areas, or conversion to clean and energy efficient power generating facilities form very polluting coal-burning energy generation. As our nations population increases from the current 315 million to about 450 million during the next 40 years the Republican obstructionism if permitted to continue will lead to an economic decline worse than the Great Depression. Decent paying jobs will decline precipitously and infrastructure neglect will create unlivable conditions throughout our nation. Meanwhile Congressional Republicans defy reality and clamor for more obstruction. They care not about the poor in our nation and follow their deep money pocket supporters such as the Koch brothers and other billionaires who seek total dominance over our nation through manipulations by sending $$$$$$$ to Republican obstructionists in Congress. The present food stamp Republican take-away from Americans below poverty income levels is the latest example of their indifference toward needy Americans who are caught in a web of poverty largely because Republicans refuse to increase the minimum wage, oppose affordable health care, prevent new decent paying jobs by refusing to fund spending on needed infrastructure, and instead continue to favor spending more on military force than spent by alk other nations in the world combined. We are a nation composed mainly of individuals who care about our neighbors and lend a helping hand as needed. The Congressional Republicans are the antithesis and they advocate " taking away" from those in need. The time is now to refute all Congressional Republicans and send them home where they cannot hurt Americans by their continuous obstruction.