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WASHINGTON (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. More: continued here

Food stamps focus of farm bill debateIn-ForumFood stamps are at the same time the biggest hurdle to enacting federal farm policy and a necessary part of passing the farm bill. Discussion about cutting spending for the program to feed poor Americans dominated Tuesday as three days of U.S. House … More: …

Cuts to Food Stamps Are Key in Farm Bill DebateStatelineThat program is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps. And after years of recession-driven spending and enrollment growth, lawmakers in Washington are looking to pare it back. The question is how … More: continued here

Beverage group: Banning food stamps from being used for sugary drinks won't …NewserMayors from cities including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used for soda and other sugary drinks. They say in a letter sent to congressional leaders Tuesday it's time …

NEW YORK — The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Minneapolis and 14 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. More: continued here

Food stamps are at the same time the biggest hurdle to enacting federal farm policy and a necessary part of passing the farm bill. More: continued here

KOMO News 18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy sodaBoston.comNEW YORK (AP) — The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. In a letter sent to congressional …

18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda – KWWLkwwl.com(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File). FILE – In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at …

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KOMO News McGinn, other mayors don't want food stamps used to buy sodaKOMO NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the food stamp program, declined to comment on Tuesday's letter; representatives for House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, to whom the letter was addressed, didn't …and more » …