Food Stamps Kept 4 Million Out Of Poverty In 2012Huffington PostWASHINGTON — Food stamps kept 4 million Americans out of poverty last year, the government announced Tuesday in its annual update on income, poverty and health insurance coverage. Coincidentally, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives … More: continued here
Vietnam and Singapore have issued a set of two similar stamps featuring a bird each from the two countries to mark the 40th anniversary of establishment of bilateral relations. More: continued here
Congress should protect people, not corporations The House of Representatives is likely to vote this week to cut food assistance by $40 billion over 10 years, a cut that could threaten an adequate food supply for as many as six million Americans. [“House bill would cut $4B a year from food sta More: continued here
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Rep. Marcia Fudge decries effort to slice $40 billion from food stampsPlain DealerMarcia Fudge Nancy Pelosi.JPG Warrensville Heights Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge joined House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi at a press conference to denounce proposed food stamp cuts.Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer. WASHINGTON, D.C. — An … More: continued here
FACT CHECK: Food Stamp Debate Has Empty CaloriesABC NewsHouse Republican leaders say food stamps serve too many Americans and the almost $80 billion-a-year program needs to be slimmed down. This week, the House is expected vote on a bill that would cut almost $4 billion a year from food stamps. The bill … More: continued here
The Atlantic Wire The Difference Between the Numbers and the Effects of Cutting Food Stamp…The Atlantic WireThe House is expected to revisit cuts to the food stamp program as soon as Wednesday, which could slash spending by $4 billion a year for a decade (if passed by the Senate and signed by President Obama). There…
Politico Preventing hunger is the moral responsibility of all Americans, the author …PoliticoThis fall, Congress faces the vital task of enacting a farm bill that aids farmers and continues the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, America's foremost weapon against hunger. The Senate, with strong bipartisan … More: continued here
Baltimore News Journal Maryland food stamp fraud alleged against Baltimore storesBaltimore Sun (blog)A federal grand jury indicted 10 Baltimore business owners or operators on charges of stealing nearly $7 million from food assistance programs by agreeing to debit cash for beneficiaries without selling food — then keeping a cut of the proceeds. The …9 Store…
Politico House GOP seeks cuts in food stampsPoliticoNew independent estimates Monday night show that as many as 3.8 million people would lose their food stamp benefits in 2014 under a House Republican plan to tighten eligibility and end state waivers for able-bodied adults who are unemployed. More: continued here