Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.
One of the big sticking points in the farm bill debate is the food stamp program, which currently provides a government stipend to the poor to help them make ends meet.
That amounts to $4.50 a day, or $1.50 per meal.
On that kind of money, your breakfast is might be as simple as one boiled egg and a slice of dry toast. No butter. That's what was on the menu for California Congresswoman Doris Matsui from Sacramento.
She spent several days last week trying to understand what it was like to eat on food stamps, and what cuts to the program would mean.
Congresswoman Matsui joins the show to tell us about her experience.