Washington Post Obama signs farm bill that continues subsidies, trims food stampsFox NewsPresident Obama on Friday signed into law an agriculture spending bill that will spread benefits to farmers in every region of the country, while trimming the food stamp program that inspired a two-year battle over the legislation. As he penned his …Obama to…
The farm bill passed by Congress earlier this week trims $8.5 billion over the next decade in food-stamp benefits, but the cuts likely will not impact low-income Utahns. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that administers food stamps to 47 million Americans was a topic of hot debate for the past six months. The…
San Francisco Chronicle Obama signing farm bill that trims food stampsSan Francisco ChronicleLANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Barack Obama is carrying out a presidential duty that he hasn't had a lot of opportunity to perform recently: signing into law a major piece of bipartisan legislation. Obama planned to sign a far-reaching farm bill … More:…
Farm bill cuts food-stamp benefits, but not in GA13WMAZThe office of Central Georgia Congressman Sanford Bishop says they don't expect to see any food stamp cuts in Georgia. The reason why? The bill cuts down on food stamp programs in at least 16 states and the District of Columbia.Those states provide … More: continued here
Washington Post Obama to sign farm bill that trims food stampsPBS NewsHourThe bill cuts food stamps by $800 million a year, or around 1 percent, one-fifth of the cut approved last fall by the Republican-led House. Conservatives remain unhappy with the bill and its subsidies for groups ranging from sheep farmers to the maple …Obama…
Obama signing farm bill that trims food stampsBoston.comThe five-year bill cuts food stamps by $800 million a year, or around 1 percent, one-fifth of the cut approved last fall by the Republican-led House. Conservatives remain unhappy with the bill and its generous new subsidies for farmers in every region … More: continued here
Wall Street Journal (blog) The Sochi Stamp: A Sought-After Olympic SouvenirWall Street Journal (blog)When cash was short for the first Olympic Games in 1896, host Greece sold commemorative stamps to help pay the bills. The Winter Olympics in Sochi needed no such funding—despite its estimated $50 billion price tag—but its stamps are still a sought…
When cash was short for the first Olympics in 1896, host Greece sold commemorative stamps to help pay the bills. The Winter Olympics in Sochi needed no such funding, but its stamps are still a sought-after souvenir. More: continued here
How The Farm Bill's $8.7 Billion Food Stamp Cuts Hurt Working AmericaThe Real News NetworkShe works part-time, making $10 an hour, and she says she needs any help that she can get, even though she's on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as food stamps. KATHY BURKE, FOOD STAMP RECIPIENT: Boy.and more » More: continued…
Obama signing farm bill trimming food stampsWSBT-TVWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is carrying out a presidential duty he hasn't had a lot of opportunity to perform recently: signing into law a major piece of bipartisan legislation. Obama planned to sign a far-reaching farm bill Friday during … More: continued here