Posted on 11/08/2011 5:02:19 PM PST by Sub-Driver
DNC chairwoman joins food stamp challenge By Ariel Katz - 11/08/11 03:13 PM ET
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) joined at least 10 other Democratic House members on Monday in participating in the food stamp challenge.
“Started #FoodStampChallenge today. 46m Americans subsist on $31.50/week. Bought 1st 4 days of food for $18. So tough! http://yfrog.com/h2ehabhj”, Wasserman Schultz tweeted Monday night.
The food stamp challenge consists of living for a week on the average food stamp budget, which Democratic congressmen are participating in to show the struggles of surviving on food stamps.
Wasserman Schultz tweeted her first meal early on Tuesday: “Lunch: tuna sandwich & apple w/ tap H20. #FoodStampChallenge shows how hard surviving on food stamps really is. We must fight hunger in US!”
Like previous Democratic House participants, Wasserman Schultz is taking suggestions from followers on Twitter.
Wasserman Schultz has heeded some of their advice, buying generic-brand peanut butter and mac and cheese.
Wasserman Schultz has her plate full, also juggling her role
as chairwoman of the Democratic Party.
I think if you got rid of every single politician in Chicago the USA as a whole would be greatly improved.
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