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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 …
Read More »Free eBay Seller Webinar – “Shipping Internationally – Best Practices to Get … – PR Newswire (press release)
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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 …
Read More »House bill would take 3.8 million off food stamps – CNN
House bill would take 3.8 million off food stampsCNNThe bill would cut $40 billion from food stamps over the next decade, which would force about 14 million people from the program by 2023, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The bill would tighten the rules for getting into the … …
Read More »Food (Stamps) for Thought – National Review Online (blog)
GPB Food (Stamps) for ThoughtNational Review Online (blog)The conservative war on food stamps is the most baffling political move of the year. Conservatives have suffered for years from the stereotype that they are heartless Scrooge McDucks more concerned with our money than other people's lives. Yet in this …Dramatic food …
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It's called snail mail because it's slow compared with its electronic competitors — and electrons, unlike humans, work for free. More: continued here
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