House OKs $40B Cut in Food Stamps Over 10 YearsFox BusinessThe 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 Eric Cantor, the driving …US House…
NPR (blog) House Votes To Slash $40 Billion From Food Stamp ProgramNPR (blog)The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted Thursday to slash $40 billion from the federal food stamp program. GOP lawmakers cited what they said was widespread abuse of the program, formally known as the Supplemental Nutrition … More: continued here
House passes GOP plan to slash food stamp fundingWashington PostThe House narrowly approved a far-reaching overhaul of the nation's food-stamp program Thursday that would slash food aid to about 4 million Americans over the next few years and shift a greater burden of taking care of the poor to state governments. More: continued here
House approves bill with deep food stamp spending cutsChicago TribuneWASHINGTON (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 Eric … More: continued here
Politico House approves plan to cut food stampsPoliticoThe House narrowly approved a Republican plan Thursday to cut billions from food stamps by tightening eligibility rules and ending state waivers that have allowed able-bodied workers to continue to get help when unemployed for more than three months. More: continued here
WASHINGTON (AP) — Farm-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. More: continued here
Democrats see food stamps as a crucial part of the social safety net. If Republican budget hawks want to demonstrate that they really are a bunch of "mean-spirited" Scrooges, they couldn't pick a better target to cut. More: continued here
House Republicans OK deep reductions in food stampsLos Angeles TimesThe number of Americans receiving food stamps skyrocketed during the Great Recession, from about 26 million in 2007 to nearly 47 million in 2012, according to the Agriculture Department, which administers the program. Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.) said … More: continued here
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…
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…