Newts Faulty Food-Stamp Claim
Newt Gingrich claims that more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history. Hes wrong. More were added under Bush than under Obama, according to the most recent figures
But Gingrich goes too far to say Obama has put more on the rolls than other presidents. We asked the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food and Nutrition service for month-by-month figures going back to January 2001. And they show that under President George W. Bush the number of recipients rose by nearly 14.7 million. Nothing before comes close to that.Newt
Newt Gingrich claims that more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history. Hes wrong. More were added under Bush than under Obama, according to the most recent figures
But Gingrich goes too far to say Obama has put more on the rolls than other presidents. We asked the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food and Nutrition service for month-by-month figures going back to January 2001. And they show that under President George W. Bush the number of recipients rose by nearly 14.7 million. Nothing before comes close to that.Newt