Rep. Thomas Massie isn’t sure that Americans should have a right to food.

Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, posed the question on Twitter, seemingly in an attempt to combat criticism from Democrats of conservative lawmakers’ proposals to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, against a backdrop of Democrats, emboldened after the midterms, proposing that Medicare be made available to all Americans.

“How long until someone runs on the platform of #FoodStampsForAll?” Massie tweeted. “If healthcare is a right, is food as well?”

Massie’s tweet prompted thousands of Twitter users to respond. One replied, apparently in jest, “Next they’ll be demanding air.” Some replied applauding Massie for suggesting the idea of creating an universal food stamp program.

Others argued that Massie’s comments were hypocritical given that he is pro-life and puts his Christian faith front and center.

Massie’s post came as lawmakers reached a deal on the 2018 Farm Bill, which sets the funding for SNAP benefits. Provisions in the House version of the bill could have cut as much as $50 to $75 per month from the benefits received by up to 1.1 million families, according to an analysis from New Jersey–based policy research organization Mathematica.

“ ‘How long until someone runs on the platform of #FoodStampsForAll? If healthcare is a right, is food as well?’ ” — Rep. Thomas Massie on Twitter

As of 2017, roughly 42.1 million Americans received food stamps, down from an all-time high of 47.6 million in 2013. One in eight American households struggle with food insecurity, meaning that they have encountered difficulty at some point providing enough food for all their members, according to Feeding America, the country’s largest nonprofit devoted to hunger relief.

In recent months, President Trump had pushed for work requirements for food stamps recipients. The Trump administration had also previously floated the idea of distributing boxes containing food items such as pasta and peanut butter to SNAP recipients instead of money to purchase food as they saw fit.

Exact details regarding the farm bill agreement haven’t been released. However, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat from Michigan who is the ranking member on the Senate’s agriculture committee, said she supported the bill — an indication that SNAP cuts were not included, because she previously opposed such a move. Surveys have shown that cuts to SNAP benefits are extremely unpopular among registered voters.