Congressman Marc Veasey Details Experiences During Congressional SNAP Challenge

Democratic members of Congress took part in theCongressional SNAP challenge, living on the $4.50 per day allotted to Americans who receive SNAP, or food stamps. Two freshman members of the Texas delegation -- Beto O'Rourke (TX-16, El Paso) and Marc Veasey (TX-33, Dallas-Fort Worth) -- participated in the challenge.

Should Congress cut SNAP benefits in the Farm Bill to give huge breaks to agri-business and corporate farms, Texans will be particularly hard hit. According to the Texas Food Bank Network, 171,000 Texans would be kicked off SNAP immediately.

The White House says President Obama would veto the Farm Bill over cuts to snap, stating that the "bill makes unacceptable deep cuts in SNAP, which could increase hunger among millions of Americans who are struggling to make ends meet, including families with children and senior citizens."

Yesterday, I spoke with Congressman Marc Veasey about his experiences on the SNAP challenge. He emphasized how these terrible cuts to SNAP would hurt constituents in Democratic and Republican districts alike...