Hard work: A Florida Republican pushing to overhaul the food stamp system toils to win over a divided Congress - Eli Saslow, Washington Post:
The congressman had been called a "starvation expert" by analysts on TV and a "monster" by colleagues in the House of Representatives. Protesters had visited his offices carrying petitions demanding he resign. And now, six months into his crusade to overhaul the food stamp program, Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.) departed the Capitol to address his most wary audience yet: the people whose government benefits he hoped to curtail. ...Wikipedia:
He began as he always does by telling his family story, which aides refer to as "the Gospel of Work." His grandfather quit school in the sixth grade and made himself into the busiest funeral director in Panama City, Fla. ...
Southerland had left his job at the funeral home in 2007 to run for office.
He earned ... an A.A.degree in Mortuary Science from Jefferson State Junior College. Southerland is current co-owner/President of Southerland Family Funeral Homes, founded in 1955. ...--Image from
He is a member of the National Rifle Association.
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