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==Politics==
==Politics==
===Rep. Rosa DeLauro===
Representative Rosa DeLauro, a Democrat from Connecticut, voted for a massive aid bill totaling $26 billion dollars, which was passed into law and signed by President Obama on August 10, 2010; the bill would distribute money to states to aid teachers and first responders (fire fighters, police). DeLauro said this in an email to Fox News:
:''"I fought very hard for the food assistance money in the Recovery Act, and the fact is that participation in the food stamps program has jumped dramatically with the economic crisis, from 31.1 million persons to 38.2 million just in one year." "But I know that states across the nation and my own state of Connecticut also desperately need these resources to save jobs and avoid Draconian cuts to essential services for low income families."''<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/08/10/democrats-advocacy-groups-blast-cuts-food-stamps-fund-m-jobs/</ref>
The "food assistance" money she is referring to is the [[Food stamp]] program, which provides money to needy families who live at or below the poverty line. For the aid bill, Delauro voted to remove approximately $12 billion dollars from the food stamp program.
===Actress Carrie Fisher===
===Actress Carrie Fisher===
Carrie Fisher, an actress and book author, was interviewed by Nicki Gostin for the website "PopEater" on June 14, 2010, and when asked about whether or not members of the [[Tea Party Movement]] were angry with President [[Barrack Obama]], she had this to say:
Carrie Fisher, an actress and book author, was interviewed by Nicki Gostin for the website "PopEater" on June 14, 2010, and when asked about whether or not members of the [[Tea Party Movement]] were angry with President [[Barrack Obama]], she had this to say: