Food stamps should not cover junk foodDaily Mail – CharlestonCongress should ban the use of food stamps to purchase sugary drinks. Allowing people to use public money to buy junk food doesn't just contribute to the childhood obesity the administration is so concerned about. It undermines public support for the …Gohmert: …
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