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BizPac Review House food stamps bill would create real standards, cut billionsBizPac ReviewThe House is expected to vote this week tighten requirements to receive food stamps, such as requiring at least 20 hours of work or participation in job training, and allow states to require recipients to be drug-tested. It's …

23116928 to 20618000: Record Households on Food Stamps Outnumber All …CNSNews.com(CNSNews.com) – A record 23,116,928 American households were enrolled in the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—AKA food stamps—during the month of June, according to data released this month by the … More: continued here

ChristianityToday.com A Rich Christian in the Age of Food StampsChristianityToday.comThe debate over food stamps continues in Congress this month, and the arguments are as red and blue as we would expect. Republicans, rallying for smaller government, argue for a reduction in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, which would … More: continued …

To cut food stamps, Congress would change rules for enrolling people in the program. More: continued here

Devastating potential cuts to food stampsThe Seattle Times (blog)Joe Gruber, executive director of the University District Food Bank, throws out a slightly old banana as he goes through fruit that will be given out at the food bank. The University District Food Bank is one of more than 25 food …

Congress is expected to consider a bill that would cut food stamps by $4 billion dollars a year. Nearly 400,000 families in Louisiana use food stamps. Children under the age of 18 make up 45% of those getting food assistance in Louisiana. More: continued here

The bakery chain's founder takes the SNAP Challenge and says lack of nourishment is making him grumpy and full of resentment. More: continued here

23116928 to 20618000: Households on Food Stamps Now Outnumber All …CNSNews.com(CNSNews.com) – A record 23,116,928 American households were enrolled in the federal government's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—AKA food stamps—during the month of June, according to data released this month by the …and more » More: continued here

WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republican leaders say food stamps serve too many Americans and the almost $80 billion-a-year program needs to be slimmed down. More: continued here

CBO finds House bill cuts off food stamps for millionsThe Hill (blog)The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office found late Monday that a bill to be voted on in the House on Thursday will cut as many as 3.8 million people off of the food stamp rolls next year. The bill, developed …