Justin Berrier: Doocy Downplays GOP’s Catastrophic Food Stamp Cuts As "Scal[ing] It Back Just A Little Bit"
Fox’s Steve Doocy today complained that congressional Republicans are “demonized” over attempts to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) – formerly known as food stamps – “a little bit.” But the GOP has attempted to cut SNAP several times and put essential benefits for millions of low-income families at risk as a result. On Fox & Friends , co-host Steve Doocy claimed “there are times when people do need help, but some have suggested ‘I’m sure there’s some scamming going on out there.’ ” Doocy went on to point out that “the number of people who are on food stamps has dramatically increased” and complained “remember, we told a story, I think, about two weeks ago about how a Republican senator was trying to just scale it back just a little bit