Dems press Boehner on food stamps
The Hill (blog) After their farm bill suffered an embarrassing defeat on the House floor — partly because GOP conservatives thought its $20 billion reduction in food stamp funding was too small — GOP leaders moved a farm bill that included no funding for food stamps. Put Food Stamps in Final Farm Bill, Democrats Urge Boehner House Dems to Boehner: Restore food-stamp funding in farm bill Davis: Government shutdown unlikely, Farm Bill will be passed |
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