The Guardian Royal Mail workers to be balloted for strike action next week over pay …Mirror.co.ukBallot papers calling for strike action will be sent to 120,000 Royal Mail workers next week. A notice from the Communication Workers Union to all branches, seen by the Mirror, says the ballot will open …
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Millions of people could see their food stamps benefits decrease or go away after the House voted to cut $4 billion per year for the next 10 years from food-stamp spending. House Republicans introduced the new legislation earlier this week, … More: continued here
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Read More »House votes to cut $4B a year from food stamps program
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Read More »House Republicans just voted to cut food stamps by $39 billion. Here’s how. – Washington Post (blog)
House Republicans just voted to cut food stamps by $39 billion. Here's how.Washington Post (blog)The House just voted 217 to 210 to approve a GOP bill to cut food-stamp spending by $39 billion over the next ten years. That's roughly a 5 percent cut compared with current law. The House …
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Read More »House defeats $4 billion annual cut to food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has rejected a bill that would cut food stamps by $4 billion a year as Republican moderates said the reduction is too high. More: continued here
Read More »House votes to cut $4B a year from food stamps
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation's main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans. More: continued here
Read More »Congresswoman outs GOP, saying they slash food stamps while dining out – CNN (blog)
Red Alert Politics Congresswoman outs GOP, saying they slash food stamps while dining outCNN (blog)The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Thursday voted 217-210 to push $40 billion in cuts over 10 years to the federal food stamps program. Republicans argue the price of the program, which cost $78 billion last …
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