NPR (blog) House passes GOP plan for $39B cut in food stampsUSA TODAYThe House approved a Republican plan Thursday to cut food stamps by $39 billion during the next decade, setting up a showdown with Democrats over the program used by nearly 48 million low-income Americans. The House voted 217-210 for the bill that …House Republicans…
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Will the GOP's Plan to Cut Off Food Stamps Put People to Work?BusinessweekHouse Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is seeking passage of a bill that would kick able-bodied Americans off food stamps. The legislation, which is slated to come up for a vote on the House floor Thursday, would reduce spending on food stamps by…
House votes to cut food stamps by $39 billionThe Hill (blog)The House approved legislation Thursday that would cut $39 billion in funds over the next decade for food stamp programs. Members approved H.R. 3102, the Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act, in a close 217-210 vote. No Democrats voted for the … More: continued here
House prepares vote to cut $39 billion from food stamp programNBCNews.comBy Frank Thorp and Carrie Dann, NBC News. The House is expected to pass a Republican bill Thursday that would reduce spending for food stamps by $39 billion over 10 years, according to an estimate by the Congressional Budget Office. The bill, which the … More:…
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Sierra Madre mail carriers moving to Arcadia Post OfficePasadena Star-NewsSIERRA MADRE >> In an effort to cut costs, the city's postal carriers will be consolidated into the Arcadia branch, effective Oct. 26. “It will be business as usual,” said Raul Halili, the officer in charge of the Sierra Madre post office at 61 S ……
House Votes to Cut $4B a Year From Food StampsABC NewsThe House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation's main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans. The 217-210 vote was a win for conservatives after Democrats united in opposition…
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