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House bill would cut food stamps by $2 billional.com (blog)The House legislation would achieve some of the food stamp cuts by partially eliminating what is called categorical eligibility, or giving people automatic food stamp benefits when they sign up for certain other programs. The bill would also end a … …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Wednesday to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year as part of a wide-ranging farm bill. More: continued here

WASHINGTON – The House has voted to cut food stamps by $2 billion a year. More: continued here

House to consider cuts to food stampsYahoo! NewsWASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging farm bill the House is considering would cut food stamps by $2 billion a year and make it more difficult for some people to qualify for the domestic food aid program. Passage of the five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm … …

Cities include Baltimore, Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, St. Louis More: continued here

The Atlantic Cities Making Food Stamps More Effective at Regular Grocery Stores, Not Just Farmers …The Atlantic CitiesFor the last three years, it has allowed shoppers with SNAP cards (a.k.a. food stamps, known as Bridge cards in Michigan) to get twice as much purchasing power at 75 farmers' markets around …

KOMO News Food Stamp Cuts Key to Farm Bill's Fate in HouseABC NewsProspects for House passage of a new farm bill could turn on the level of food stamp cuts as key backers scrambled Wednesday to secure support for the five-year, half-trillion dollar measure. The House planned to begin voting …

Lawmakers are debating major cuts to the food stamps program and mayors across the country are pushing to restrict what items can be bought.  More: continued here

Two-liter bottles of soda (file/credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)CBS LocalThe U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the food stamp program, declined to comment on Tuesday's letter. Representatives for Republican House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, to whom the letter was addressed, … More: continued here

Raw Story Congressman Claims People Struggling To Survive On Food Stamps Are …ThinkProgressIn response, more than 26 members of Congress are taking the “SNAP Challenge,” living off a food stamp budget for a week to draw attention to the inadequacy of the average benefit of $4.50 per day. Forty-seven million …