THE ASSEMBLY IS IN SESSION AND
ON THE DOCKET TODAY? FOOD
STAMPS.
NBC 15'S KATE PABICH JOINS US
NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE THREE
BILLS REPUBLICANS SAY WILL CUT
DOWN ON FRAUD.
JOHN, REPUBLICANS SAY IT'S A
NECESSARY PROTECTION OF
TAXPAYER MONEY, BUT DEMOCRATS
ARGUE THESE BILLS WONT EVEN
DO ANYTHING TO CRACK DOWN ON
FRAUD.
THE FIRST BILL, WOULD REQUIRE A
PICTURE TO BE PUT ON FOOD
SHARE CARDS, THE SECOND WOULD
START AN INVESTIGATION IF
SOMEONE REQUESTS 5 REPLACEMENT
CARDS, AND THE
LAST SEIZES THE BENEFITS IF THE
CARD HASNT BEEN USED IN 6
MONTHS. DEMOCRATS SAY THE BILLS
ARE POINTLESS AND
WILL ONLY MAKE IT HARDER FOR
PEOPLE IN NEED TO GET HELP, AND
WILL COST TAXPAYERS MORE MONEY
THAN IT WOULD SAVE.
" AND WHEN YOU ADD IN THE
ESITMATED COST OF
THESE BILLS, THE PROPOSAL BEFORE
US TODAY IS 9.5 MILLION DOLLARS
JUST TO
IMPLEMENT. NOW DURING A TIME
WHEN WISCONSIN HAS CRUMBLING
ROADS, STRUGGLING SCHOOLS
AND A SUFFERING MIDDLE CLASS,
REPUBLICANS WANT TO SPEND, BOY
DO THEY EVER. "
"EVEN IF IT WAS A MILLION
DOLLARS TO MAKE SURE
THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT UTILIZING A
SYSTEM WHERE THEY TURN THEIR
FOOD STAMPS INTO
FRAUD AND PERHAPS EVEN TURN THAT
IN FOR CASH TO USE FOR OTHER
PURPOSES, THAT JUST
UNDERMINES THE ENTIRE SYSTEM OF
BENEFITS WE OFFER, SO I
CERTIANLY THINK THAT SPENDING A
LITTLE MONEY UP FRONT TO MAKE
SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE A GOOD
UNDERSTANDING OF HOW
THE PROGRAM WORKS AND IT'S
ACTUALLY GOING TO PEOPLE WHO
NEED IT, IT'S WORTH THE
INVESTMENT.
REPUBLICANS ADD THAT ONLY HALF
OF THAT COST IS ON THE STATE.
THESE BILLS COME AFTER THE
LEGISLATURE PASSED
GOVERNOR WALKER'S PLAN TO DRUG
TEST ALL FOOD SHARE
USERS.
ALL THREE BILLS WILL STILL HAVE
TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE
SENATE BEFORE HEADING TO THE
GOVERNOR'S DESK.
