West Central Tribune Fight Over Food Stamps Dominates Farm BillNational JournalHouse Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas, R-Okla., center, flanked by the committee's ranking Democrat, Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., left, and Rep. Michael Conaway, R-Texas, speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington May 15, 2013, prior to the …Oppose Draconian Cuts to …
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Daily Mail A miniature collection of black and white photographs also released to honour …Daily MailA collection of stamps featuring historic trading ships has gone on sale to commemorate the Merchant Navy. The Royal Mail has created the series of Mint stamps to pay tribute to the contribution of Merchant …
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Read More »White House vows to veto Republican bill to cut food stamps
By Charles Abbott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday threatened to veto a Republican-written bill nearing a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives that would cut food stamps for the poor by $40 billion over a decade and end benefits for an estimated 4 million people. Representatives …
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Making Work Standard for Food StampsNational Review Online (blog)Earlier this summer the House took the smart step of separating food stamps and agricultural programs, which combined had formed the bloated farm bill. This set the stage for significant reform. Although the stand-alone food-stamp bill introduced this … More: continued here
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NPR (blog) House GOP Works for Votes on Food Stamp MeasureABC NewsRepublican House leaders are working to line up votes for nearly $4 billion in annual food stamp cuts, but some GOP moderates are questioning if that is too much. The savings would be achieved by allowing states to put …
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