Nearly 46 million receive food stamps

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: And we saw some astounding new numbers that came out today. They show the number of Americans relying on food stamps has hit another all-time record. These numbers would come as a huge disappointment to President Lyndon Johnson , who launched his war on poverty back in 1964 . Nearly 46 million of your fellow citizens are receiving food stamp assistance. That represents 21 million American households. Numbers went up in 49 out of 50 states . Nowhere more than Alabama , which saw a 120 percent surge in food stamp use. Listen to

this: 36 percent of the state's population now receiving government food aid , over a third of the people in that state. The Department of Agriculture suspects the increase can be attributed at least part time to the Tuscaloosa tornado.

Nearly 46 million receive food stamps

The number of Americans relying on food stamps has hit an all-time record. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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