FOOD STAMP GIVEAWAY MUST END! THIS IS A METHOD OF GAINING DEMOCRAT VOTERS AND NOTHING MORE!

Grassfire Update:

Dear Conservatives,

The numbers are absolutely staggering:

    •Enrollment into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
     Program (SNAP) has soared 70 percent since 2008 to
     a record 47.8 million as of December 2012.

    •One in five American families are on food stamps.

    •One in every 6.5 Americans are currently receiving
      food stamps.

    •More than 13,000 citizens each day enroll in SNAP.

Despite this explosive growth, American taxpayers -- already sagging under a weighty tax burden by the entitlement-happy Obama administration -- continue underwriting the effort. In 2012 alone, they doled out $80 billion with absolutely no end in sight ... until now!

+ + The Time Is Now To Reform SNAP!

Senator John Thune (R-SD), and Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) introduced legislation to reform the bloated food-stamp program. They estimate the Streamlining the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (S. 762) will save taxpayers billions by eliminating waste and abuse.
 

During the April 18 introduction of SNAP,  Stutzman said that by "closing loopholes, cutting waste, and eliminating fraud and abuse in SNAP, we save taxpayers $30 billion and make sure that families in need still receive a helping hand. ... Everyone in Washington talks about deficit reduction, but we've introduced a real, responsible plan to save taxpayer dollars."

Although Grassfire believes even more needs to be done, S. 762 has merit and is worth supporting by American taxpayers tired of "paying the freight" for the fraud and abuse that's rampant under the current program guidelines.

We're urging all members of our team who have already signed our "Stop the Food Stamp Madness" petition to do two things:

+ + Action Item #1: Call Your Senators Today!

Right now, the Thune/Stutzman bill has no co-sponsors. Grassfire is calling on our million-strong team to help move the co-sponsor needle forward -- compelling Senate leadership to bring this legislation to the floor for an up-or-down vote. Contact your Nevada Senators today and urge them to co-sponsor and support Streamlining the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Here's your Senators' contact information:

Sen. Harry Reid: 202-224-3542

Sen. Dean Heller: 202-224-6244

+ + Action Item #2: Alert Your Friends And Family

Millions of grassroots Americans are outraged by the current state of the food stamp program, but they have no idea where to turn to make their feelings known.

Forward this message to 30-40 friends and family members today. Urge them to join with you and tens of thousands of other grassroots patriots who are confronting and challenging one of President Obama's biggest handouts by signing Grassfire's "Stop the Food Stamp Madness" petition.

www.grassfire.com/982/petition.asp

Grassfire is eager to rush tens of thousands of petitions to each of these lawmakers as a strong showing of grassroots support for aggressive reform of the food stamp program. 

As soon as we reach our goal of 50,000 petitions, Grassfire will hand-deliver them to Sen. Thune, Rep. Stutzman as well as other key members of Congress who are demanding accountability from this administration over their out-of-control, $80 billion giveaway.
 

Thank you for standing with Grassfire and opposing the President’s efforts to grow SNAP using your tax dollars!

The Grassfire Team

P.S. Obama expects you to simply and silently cover the cost for his massive expansion of SNAP. Take aggressive action by calling your Senators today and alerting your friends to join with you by clicking here to sign our petition to "Stop the Food Stamp Madness."




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