GPB Lobster Boy Looms Large In Food Stamp DebateNPR (blog)Before Fox News turned its cameras on him, Jason Greenslate was an anonymous Southern California beach bum, hanging with his surfer pals, playing in a demonstrably awful band and, in his words, "livin' the ratt life." He doesn't work and gets …
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House Republicans on Thursday will take up a controversial bill cutting 3.8 million people from food stamp rolls next year by making it tougher for some families to qualify. More: continued here
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One in 7 Americans now receive food stamps, or 47 million people. But the House is expected to vote for a 5 percent cut in the food stamp (SNAP) program Thursday. More: continued here
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U.S. News & World Report House Republicans pushing for major food stamp cutsCBS NewsJoe Raedle/Getty Images. After watching the cost of food stamp assistance soar during the recession, the Republican-led House of Representatives on Thursday plans to vote on a bill to cut the food stamp program by a whopping …
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Food stamp funding has long been part of the farm bill, but after a disagreement over food stamp cuts sank a version of the farm bill, House Republicans in June decided to vote on the issue separately. More: continued here
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The House is poised to vote on cutting nearly $4 billion a year from food stamp assistance, now used by 1 in 7 Americans. More: continued here
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Sanity on Food StampsNational Review Online (blog)House Republicans are on the cusp of passing food-stamps legislation that would enact significant cuts to the program and revive requirements that able-bodied adults also work if they receive food stamps for the long term. “What we pushed for in the … More: continued here
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The House is poised to vote on cutting nearly $4 billion a year from food stamp assistance, now used by 1 in 7 Americans. House Republican leaders were still working for support as they scheduled a vote … More: continued here
Read More »House Bill Would Cut 3.8 Million People From Food Stamp Rolls – NPR (blog)
NPR (blog) House Bill Would Cut 3.8 Million People From Food Stamp RollsNPR (blog)The House of Representatives is expected to take up a bill Thursday that would chart the course for federal nutrition programs for years to come. The measure calls for $40 billion in cuts over a decade to …
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Democrats bash GOP efforts to reform the food stamp program. More: continued here
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