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New bill bans food stamps for violent felons – Salon

ThinkProgress New bill bans food stamps for violent felonsSalon“Vitter's amendment would extend the lifetime food stamp ban to dangerous sex offenders and murderers.” Timothy Smeeding, director of the University of Wisconsin's Institute for Research on Poverty, called the amendment “ridiculous.” “It doesn't save …GOP Food Stamps Proposal Would Discriminate Against …

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Anne Arundel food stamps more than double – WJLA

Anne Arundel food stamps more than doubleWJLA… Anne Arundel County,; Food Stamps,; Maryland,; NewsChannel 8. Almost one in every 13 Anne Arundel County residents receives food stamps, a 162.4 percent increase in households over just five years ago, the Capital Gazette reports. Continue reading …and more » More: continued here

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Congressman Quotes Jesus in Bid to Gut Food Stamps – OpEdNews

OpEdNews Congressman Quotes Jesus in Bid to Gut Food StampsOpEdNewsGOP Congressman Stephen Fincher is on a mission from God. He wants to drastically cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, otherwise known as food stamps, for 47 million of our poorest citizens. He supports a rider on the farm bill that …

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No food stamps for people convicted of violent crimes – MSNBC

ThinkProgress No food stamps for people convicted of violent crimesMSNBCOn Wednesday, the 2013 Senate Farm Bill was amended by to make those convicted of certain violent crimes ineligible for SNAP (Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, popularly known as food stamps. The amendment was passed by …GOP Food Stamps Proposal Would …

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Congressman Quotes Jesus in Bid to Gut Food Stamps – CounterPunch

Congressman Quotes Jesus in Bid to Gut Food StampsCounterPunchHOLLYWOOD AND THE CIA — Film historian Ed Rampell details Hollywood's entangled relationship with the CIA and the Pentagon; HOUSES OF THE DEAD: Nancy Kurshan exposes the cruel human rights offenses taking place inside America's vast gulag …Ag chairman defends lawmakers who …

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