Emanuel calls for limit on soda bought with food stampsChicago TribuneThat philosophy apparently does not extend to poor people on food stamps, however. Emanuel signed a letter along with 17 other mayors urging Congress to look at limiting the ability of those receiving aid through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance … More: continued here
Morning Bell: Washington Is Cuckoo for Food StampsHeritage.org (blog)“This is not about being against food stamps or against farm programs,” Bakst says. “We're not talking about taking away a safety net from the struggling small farmer. What we're talking about is trying to develop some reforms to make some commonsense … More: continued here
House votes near on crop subsidies, food stampsChampaign/Urbana News-GazetteWASHINGTON (AP) — The House is expected to vote Thursday on cuts to government farm subsidies and food stamps as lawmakers move toward passage of a five-year, half trillion-dollar farm bill. Republican leaders have said they want to finish voting on … More: continued here
The Register's Editorial: Food stamps are welfare, but farm aid isn't?DesMoinesRegister.comHowever, it is just as important because it funds food assistance (what used to be known as food stamps) that help about 190,000 Iowans buy food each month. About half the recipients are children. Now, Washington lawmakers are considering bills that … More: continued here
Get Food Stamps Out Of The Farm BillNational Review Online (blog)This afternoon, the House defeated the farm bill. Hopefully this means lawmakers will now be willing to talk about real reforms. In my opinion, the first thing to do would be to get food stamps out of it. For years now, some 80 percent of…
Yahoo! News How Food Stamps Killed the Farm BillTIME (blog)At 12:14 p.m., the House opened debate on an amendment introduced by Florida Republican Steve Southerland that would have allowed states to increase work requirements for citizens to receive food stamps. Shortly after, Cantor spoke on the floor in …House rejects massive farm bill that would have…
Minneapolis Star Tribune US House votes down farm billMinneapolis Star TribuneWASHINGTON – The House of Representatives stumbled over a divisive plan to cut food stamps and failed Thursday to pass a five-year farm bill. The 234-195 defeat of the bill leaves the government scrambling for a long-term program to govern dozens of … More: continued here
House defeats farm bill, but food stamps still a targetLos Angeles TimesSupporters of the federal food stamp program exulted Thursday when the House defeated a major agriculture bill that would have trimmed its budget by a few percent. But if they think the House rejected the bill because of the food stamp cuts, they can't…
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House defeats farm bill because of food stamp cutsChristian Science MonitorJoel Freeman never imagined needing food stamps after graduating from college. Skip to next paragraph. Related stories. How much do you know about US entitlement programs? Take our quiz. The Circle Bastiat Why the food stamp program is a fraud … More: continued here