Democrats invited a morbidly obese woman to defend food stamps in Congress Wednesday, and viewers on X were quick to point out the irony of the situation.
Felicia, a single mother of four, said she has relied on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) since her oldest child was born, in a video posted by Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
“When I had my oldest daughter 21 years ago, I was working three jobs,” she tearfully told lawmakers. “One job alone I had to pay childcare, another one to pay food, which wasn’t enough. And one to pay the bills, and I still struggled alive.”
Felecia now works a full-time job as a bus monitor and driver for a school district in Kansas City, Missouri, according to her testimony. She said that with the school’s payment schedule, she gets paid once a month. By the time she pays her bills, she has no money left for food and other basic necessities, according to the video.
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