NEED TO KNOW

POVERTY IN AMERICA

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 @ 6:30PM & 11:30PM

Newt Gingrich stoked a political firestorm recently when he called President Obama “the greatest food stamp president” in American history. On this edition of Need to Know, we ask: Why are so many Americans on food stamps, and what does it say about the federal safety net and the state of poverty in America? Jeff Greenfield anchors.

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