Good Times in Bible Quotes

By Josh Marshall

September 20, 2013 2:04 p.m.

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Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) on Friday responded to a constituent opposed to drastically cutting food stamps for the young, elderly and poor by citing a Biblical quote: “If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.”

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