House defeats $4 billion annual cut to food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected a bill that would cut food stamps by $4 billion a year as Republican moderates said the reduction is too high. More: continued here
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Congresswoman outs GOP, saying they slash food stamps while dining out – CNN (blog)
Red Alert Politics Congresswoman outs GOP, saying they slash food stamps while dining outCNN (blog)The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday voted 217-210 to push $40 billion in cuts over 10 years to the federal food stamps program. Republicans argue the price of the program, which cost $78 billion last year, has ballooned, and …Congresswoman Uses…
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House votes to cut $4B a year from food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) — The 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. More: continued here
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House bill would take 3.8 million off food stamps – CNN
House bill would take 3.8 million off food stampsCNNThe bill would cut $40 billion from food stamps over the next decade, which would force about 14 million people from the program by 2023, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The bill would tighten the rules for getting into the … More: continued here
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Food (Stamps) for Thought – National Review Online (blog)
GPB Food (Stamps) for ThoughtNational Review Online (blog)The conservative war on food stamps is the most baffling political move of the year. Conservatives have suffered for years from the stereotype that they are heartless Scrooge McDucks more concerned with our money than other people's lives. Yet in this …Dramatic food stamp reductions will hurt families,…
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Post office may need urgent rate hike
It's called snail mail because it's slow compared with its electronic competitors — and electrons, unlike humans, work for free. More: continued here
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Read this before investing in the Royal Mail IPO – MoneyWeek
Read this before investing in the Royal Mail IPOMoneyWeekYou'll be bombarded with publicity about the Royal Mail share flotation in the next few weeks. A privatisation adds a political dimension to the whole thing, which would already have been a bit of a media frenzy. Hype is part and parcel of initial … More: continued…
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FOOD STAMPS: House Votes To Cut $39B
(CNNMoney) — House Republicans on Thursday passed a controversial bill that would drop 3.8 million people from food stamp rolls… More: continued here
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Tiny Rolling Hills post office will close after more than 75 years of operation – Daily Breeze
Tiny Rolling Hills post office will close after more than 75 years of operationDaily BreezeMore than 75 years of uninterrupted postal service in Rolling Hills Estates is scheduled to end Nov. 30, when the tiny post office inside the landmark Rolling Hills General Store closes for the final time. The quaint store, which sits at…
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House Slashes $40 Billion of Food Stamps Over Next Decade – ABC News (blog)
West Central Tribune House Slashes $40 Billion of Food Stamps Over Next DecadeABC News (blog)The House of Representatives voted Thursday evening to approve about $40 billion worth of cuts to food stamps over the next 10 years, although the bill must be reconciled with a Senate-passed measure that proposed just $4.1 billion of cuts over…