RIDDELL: Food-stamp fiasco in the farm bill
Washington Times Because 80 percent of the bill's spending — about $740 billion — is reserved for food stamps, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as it's called in Washington, trimming some of that fat would seem like a natural place to start … Food Stamps Sink Bloated Farm Bill House to consider cuts to food stamps Food stamp cuts in limbo as Congress considers farm bill options |
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