This bill makes getting Americans back to work a priority again for our nation’s welfare programs,” House Speaker John A. Boehner said.

The bill would also restrict people enrolled in other social welfare programs from automatically becoming eligible for food stamps.

In addition, the legislation would allow states to require food stamp recipients to be tested for drugs and to stop lottery winners from getting benefits. The Senate farm bill also contains a restriction on lottery winners.

I was on the receiving end of one of these types of bills. It made me homeless as I couldn’t afford rent anymore.

I was too ill to work, and being thrown on the street on a February night in Canada did wonders for my state of mind.

I was lucky to survive. But my not surviving, and others like me not surviving, is what these horrible people have in mind.