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Food stamps slashed by House GOPMSNBCConservative Republicans in the House passed a bill that will cut $39 billion from food stamps over the next decade, according to estimates from the Congressional Budget Office. Passed in a 217 to 210 vote, the bill–supported only by Republicans–amends … More: continued here

House and Senate Face Deep Divide Over Food StampsABC NewsFarm-state lawmakers hoping for passage of a farm bill by the end of the year will have to bridge a deep divide between the House and the Senate over the role of the government in helping the nation's poor. The House …

Food stamps again a vivid symbol in poverty debate More: continued here

House GOP votes to cut $39 billion from food stamp programNBCNews.comBy Frank Thorp and Carrie Dann, NBC News. With only Republicans voting in support, the GOP-led House passed a bill Thursday to reduce spending for food stamps by $39 billion over 10 years. The vote was 217-210. No Democrats voted …

House Passes $39 Billion Food-Stamp Cut Crimping LifelineBloombergWhen Andres Gonzalez's mother lost her job two years ago, the former student at South Texas College applied for food stamps, a federal aid program for the poor. “It gave me more time to focus on looking for work and going to school, …

House approves GOP plan to slash food stamp fundingWashington Post (blog)House Republicans narrowly approved a sweeping overhaul of the nation's food stamp program Thursday that would slash about $39 billion in funding over the next decade, cut aid to about 4 million Americans in the next few years and shift …

WASHINGTON — Food stamps have figured in Americans' ideas about the poor for decades, from President Lyndon Johnson's vision of a Great Society to President Ronald Reagan's scorn for crooked "welfare queens" and President Bill Clinton's pledge to "end welfare as we know it." More: continued here

How many of the Congress members' constituents used food stamps didn't matter at all. More: continued here

House approves bill with deep food stamp spending cutsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-run House of Representatives voted to cut spending on food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over 10 years on Thursday, defying a veto threat from the White House in the name of fiscal reform. Majority Leader …

Food stamps cut: The House passed a bill Thursday that would make around $4 billion in cuts annually to the almost $80 billion-a-year food stamp program and allow states to put in place broad new work requirements for recipients. More: continued here