“Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett (R) made a shocking move to protect food stamp recipients on Wednesday, forestalling congressional cuts to the benefits program in his state.

Corbett is the first Republican governor to leverage his state’s “heat and eat” aid program to preserve food stamp eligibility following the new farm bill’s $800 million annual cuts to the program.

Pennsylvania and 15 other states, plus Washington, D.C., coordinate food stamp eligibility with heat assistance. Previously, households receiving as little as $1 in heat assistance were eligible for higher food stamp benefits. But the new farm bill stipulates a $20 minimum in heating assistance for higher food stamp benefits.”* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

*Read more here from Ashley Alman / The Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/05/tom-corbett-food-stamps_n_4908431.html