GOP Rep: People On Food Stamps “Milk Taxpayers”

Raw Story reports:

Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) has a warning for veterans: you’ll have to “contribute” to society if you need food assistance. Speaking to Fox Business on Wednesday, Fallon, a Trump loyalist who has been accused of illegally failing to disclose millions in stock trades, laid down his case for the new restrictions on SNAP.

“We have a message for those kind of folks: If you’re able-bodied and you want to milk the taxpayer, those days are over,” said Fallon. “Get off the couch, stop eating the Cheetos, stop buying the medical marijuana and watching television. You’re actually gonna contribute now.”

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Imagine pretending to serve American’s and hating people you serve based purely on your racist bullshit. What a piece of shit…only more of a piece of shit because he’s a fucking veteran that went to Notre Dame on a football scholarship. https://t.co/SbHWet0gix

— Fred Wellman (@FPWellman) February 26, 2025