Democratic Georgia Rep. David Scott said that food stamps are necessary because of Americas policy of imprisoning families. First of all, the situation regarding employment and jobs, poverty, all of that. All of that has been structured into our economic, social policy over the last quarter-century, Scott said at Wednesdays House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing to review the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), talking about the outsourcing of manufacturing jobs before turning to the incarceration issue.