The Obamacare Cliff and the Food Stamp Vote

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 20, 2013

There are just 10 days until the federal budget year ends and Republicans are bundling a bill to defund Obamacare with legislation to avoid a government shutdown. Will the showdown work? Ian Swanson, News Editor at The Hill, explains the latest. Plus: why the house voted to cut almost $4billion a year from the food stamp budget.

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