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A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a fight of more than two years that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. More: continued here

Farm bill deal would cut food stamps, end direct subsidies to farmsfox4kc.comThe changes to food stamps would trim $8 billion from the program over the next 10 years, according to congressional aides. That's less than the $39 billion that Republicans had wanted to cut from the program, but double what …

The new face of food stampsHouston ChronicleWASHINGTON (AP) — In a first, working-age people now make up the majority in U.S. households that rely on food stamps— a switch from a few years ago, when children and the elderly were the main recipients. Some of the change is due to …

More 'working poor' depend on food stampsKTVU San FranciscoThat's the question millions of working age Americans are asking as they join the millions of more traditional food stamp recipients: young children and the elderly. Recent numbers are setting records and boggling minds. Gita Shah and her husband have … More: continued …

Majority of Americans receiving food stamps are working-agePBS NewsHourFood stamps cover roughly one in seven Americans. But according to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 50 percent of U.S. households receiving food stamps are now headed by someone between the ages of 18 and 59. Comparatively, in 1998 the share …

Food stamps, farm subsidies would be trimmed in farm bill dealWashington TimesHouse and Senate negotiators said Monday they've finally reached an agreement on the long-delayed farm bill, signing a deal that would save $8 billion in the food stamp program and cut $19 billion from farm subsidies — though it …

First-class stamps to cost 49 cents as of SundayThe Denver ChannelRegulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on by the …

CNBC.com Farm bill deal would cut food stamps by 1%CNBC.comA House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an …

Working-age people are now the majority recipients of food stamps, replacing children and seniors as the traditional primary beneficiaries, a new analysis shows. Federal spending on food stamps has doubled since 2008. More: continued here

— A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. More: continued here