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The removal of food stamps from the farm bill by the House of Representatives raised concerns among low-income families, farmers and lawmakers in both parties. More: continued here

KUTV 2News Number of Utahns on Food Stamps DecliningKUTV 2NewsNationwide, the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, is still booming with 47-million, or one in six Americans, on food stamps. (Copyright 2013 Sinclair Broadcasting Group) Number of Utahns on Food … More: continued here

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Dem congresswoman: Americans will eat dog food without food stampsTheBlaze.com (blog)Cutting back funding for food stamps means that “somewhere in America today some poor soul is relying on dog food to take them through the month,” says Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla. To discontinue continue access to such public assistant is …

The Calgary Stampeders complete a home-and-home series with the Montreal Alouettes on Saturday at McMahon Stadium. Kickoff for the Family Day Game, which is presented by Canadian Pacific, is at 5 p.m. More: continued here

U.S. News & World Report (blog) How to Achieve Real Farm Bill ReformU.S. News & World Report (blog)Some Democrats voted against it because they rejected the $20.5 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, commonly known as food stamps) while others voted "no" because expanding corporate agribusiness …

World Magazine Food stamps and congressional 'cruelty'World MagazineHe's referring to Congress' recently proposed cuts to food stamps, the food aid program serving 1 in 7 Americans now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. Kaufmann lambasted Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman …Don't take Food Stamps off the table for struggling …

Lucas: Farm bill conference with Senate will await food stamp billThe Hill (blog)Senate Democrats are calling for an immediate conference with the bill the Senate has passed, which contains $4 billion in food stamp cuts–much less than the $20.5 billion in the original House farm bill that failed on the …

Deseret News Republicans split ag bill in bid to ding food stampsDeseret NewsHouse Republicans took direct aim at a historic political entitlements partnership this week, looking to separate the food stamps budget from the farm bill. The combination of the two historically has created an alliance that insulates both from …

One after another, angry Democrats took to the House floor to say Republicans would increase hunger in America by stripping food stamps from the farm bill. In reality, though, the bill passed by the House … More: continued here