CBS host confronts Republican rep.: House farm bill is ‘welfare for the wealthy’ | The Raw Story

CBS host confronts Republican rep.: House farm bill is ‘welfare for the wealthy’ | The Raw Story

CBS host Bob Schieffer on Sunday confronted Republican Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) after his fellow Republicans in the House stripped food stamps from the farm bill.

“You pass a farm bill in the House that gives billions of dollars, much of it to large corporations that own farms,” Schieffer noted. “It’s almost like welfare for the wealthy.”

“But you don’t include a dollar for hungry people for food stamps. What kind of message is that?” the CBS host asked.