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Topic usage by elites: 0.41% all, 0.60% Senate Democrats, 0.22% Senate Republicans, 0.71% House Democrats, 0.12% House Republicans.
Top Members of Congress: @RepMikeMcIntyre (D-NC), @rosadelauro (D-CT), @RepStutzman (R-IN), @BlumenauerMedia (D-OR), @RepMcGovern (D-MA)
Topic usage by media and public: 0.44% Media, 0.13% informed public, 0.20% random users, 0.47% Democratic supporters, 0.14% Republican supporters.

Sample of representative tweets by Members of Congress:

Strongly oppose House GOP's plan to cut $40b fr #SNAP food stamp program. Cuts would be extremely harmful to families http://t.co/GdEVGeDyKF

SenGillibrand (@SenGillibrand)

#SNAP kept more than 2 million kids out of poverty in 2011. Instead of working to #EndHungerNow, House R's want to cut nearly $40 billion.

RepJoeCourtney (@RepJoeCourtney)

Instead of working to #EndHungerNow, #GOP wants to cut nearly $40 billion from #SNAP & take food from the mouths of seniors, kids, vets

nikiinthehouse (@nikiinthehouse)

Food aid for nearly 1 in 5 vets will be jeopardized as result of House #GOP vote to cut $40 billion from #SNAP. #SaveSNAP, don't cut it.

paultonko (@paultonko)

House R's doubling cuts to #SNAP program primarily feeding kids, seniors, & disabled. Recipients currently get $1.40 a meal. #EndHungerNow

USRepRHinojosa (@USRepRHinojosa)

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DWStweets (@DWStweets)

Sample of representative media tweets:

Tomorrow, automatic cuts to food stamps will affect 47 million Americans on food stamps: http://t.co/QoYEcMXTsw

msnbc (@msnbc)

Rep Steven Fincher collects $3.5 million in farm subsidies, wants to cut food stamps to poor, is a moral obscenity: http://t.co/nzVE4kJLID

Slate (@Slate)

Cuts to food stamp recipients kick in -- that's $5B off a program that helps 1 in 7 put food on the table. http://t.co/69oR0rT9aq

NBCNews (@NBCNews)

5 Million people could be kicked off food stamps under GOP cuts, making it harder for them to put food on the table http://t.co/PC6ei1sQRa

thinkprogress (@thinkprogress)

Defeat of farm bill came down to $2 billion cut for food stamps: GOP said cut more, Democrats said too harsh. http://t.co/8xNtALRtMe #edshow

edshow (@edshow)

The talked-about $20 billion cut wasn't enough? The House GOP is weighing a $40 billion cut to food stamps. http://t.co/evWU0tzRg1

msnbc (@msnbc)