claim: when republicans last controlled the presidency and congress, "the number of people on food stamps (and) the number of people in low-income housing went through the roof."
author: glenn grothman
evidence_1: feb 13, 2018 ... by jen kirbyjen.kirby@vox.com feb 13, 2018, 4:30pm est ... low-income  working families, and seniors and disabled people on fixed ... people also can't  get snap benefits paid out in cash. .... in a republican-controlled congress  because it's such a dramatic ... president donald trump's 2019 budget plan.
evidence_2: filter: statements by | statements about ... when republicans last controlled the  presidency and congress, "the number of ... (and) the number of people in low- income housing went through the roof." ... recent statements made by tom petri  ... when republicans ran washington, they let the food stamp rolls skyrocket?
evidence_3: aug 14, 2016 ... more than three-quarters of the public think poverty is the proper .... see, a lot of  people get onto the program and they think it's going to last forever. ... in many  cases, the cuts would have been deeper if congress hadn't resisted. ..... people  see you go into the food stamp office, then they see you at the ...
evidence_4: may 1, 2014 ... when republicans ran washington, they let the food stamp rolls skyrocket? ... " when republicans last controlled the presidency and congress, from ... (and) the  number of people in low-income housing went through the roof.
evidence_5: feb 20, 2013 ... president obama signs the budget control act into law. ... or food stamps) were  exempt from supercommittee sequestration. ... some low-income programs, most  notably section 8 housing vouchers, ... will see budget cuts in the billions if the  sequester goes through. ... how many people will lose their jobs?