Speaker Boehner v. The Bishops

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Speaker Boehner v. The Bishops
By ThinkProgress War Room on Apr 18, 2012 at 6:08 pm

<..> This week, as it became clearer just how draconian some of the Republicans’ proposed cuts would be, particularly $34 BILLION in cuts to food stamps (now known as SNAP) over the next decade, the Catholic Bishops weighed in:

Cuts to nutrition programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) will hurt hungry children, poor families, vulnerable seniors and workers who cannot find employment. These cuts are unjustified and wrong.

<..> During his weekly press conference today, Boehner seemed to dismiss the Bishops’ criticism when asked about by reporters:

Boehner, a church-going Catholic, said America’s debt was what distressed him. “What’s more of a concern to me is the fact that if we don’t start to make some decisions about getting our fiscal house in order there won’t be a safety net,” he said. “There won’t be these programs.”

http://thinkprogress.org/progress-report...e-bishops/

About time those bishops went after the wingers who want to give the money to the rich.