Claim: When Republicans last controlled the presidency and Congress, "the number of people on food stamps  the number of people in low-income housing went through the roof."
Fact-check: Big hikes in food stamps, subsidized housing the last time GOP ran D.C., GOP House candidate says
Verdict: mostly-true
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Tom Kertscher
Date published: 2014-04-10T00:00:00