Is it time for food stamps to come out of the farm bill?Washington Post (blog)As you can see, the farm bill isn't purely a “farm” bill. About 80 percent of the bill actually goes toward food stamps for the poor and other nutritional programs — a long-standing arrangement that explains why the farm bill has…
Employment Discrimination Pushes Felons Onto Food Stamp Rolls, Increasing …Huffington PostMeanwhile, the Senate has passed a bill that would deny food stamps to people convicted of certain sexual and violent crimes. Those convicted of felony drug offenses are already banned from receiving food stamps, though some states choose not to …and more » More: continued here
Republicans plan to hold a separate vote on food stamps later this month. More: continued here
By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House has threatened to veto a Republican-drafted farm bill, scheduled for a vote in the House on Thursday, that expands the taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance program but omits food stamps for the poor. The farm subsidy bill was unveiled late Wednesday by House Republican leaders, who were embarrassed…
FOOD STAMPS: More than 400,000 Iowans are on food stamps, today known as food assistance. The federal program distributes close to $75 billion to more than 46 million Americans, half of whom are children. Tension over food stamps only heightened last month after the U.S. House defeated the farm bill, with members of both parties…
TORN OVER FOOD STAMPSIowa City Press CitizenSusanna Harrison first enrolled in the food stamp program at the age of 17 when she moved out of her mother's house. Without food stamps, she said, her five children, ages 2 through 16, would eat nothing but spaghetti. / Rodney White / the Des Moines …and more » More: continued…
ThinkProgress Breaking up the farm bill is hard to doWashington PostAs you can see, the farm bill isn't purely a “farm” bill. About 80 percent of the bill actually goes toward food stamps for the poor and other nutritional programs — a long-standing arrangement that explains why the farm bill has historically gotten …The Republican…
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FOOD STAMPS: More than 400,000 Iowans are on food stamps, today known as food assistance. The federal program distributes close to $75 billion to more than 46 million Americans, half of whom are children. Tension over food stamps only heightened last month after the U.S. House defeated the farm bill, with members of both parties…
House Republicans dropping food stamps from farm bill; White House threatens …Minneapolis Star TribuneGOP leaders were still counting how many votes they could muster for the new measure, which drops the politically sensitive food stamp portion of the bill, when they released the legislation late Wednesday. The White House swiftly issued a veto threat ……