New York Times House Republicans Push Through Farm Bill, Without Food StampsNew York TimesWASHINGTON — Republicans muscled a pared-back agriculture bill through the House on Thursday, stripping out the food stamp program to satisfy recalcitrant conservatives but losing what little Democratic support the bill had when it failed last month.House Republicans drop food stamps from…
Farm Bill passes in House, without food stamp fundingWashington Post (blog)House Republicans successfully passed a Farm Bill Thursday by splitting apart funding for food stamps from federal agricultural policy, a move that infuriated the White House and congressional Democrats who spent most of the day trying to delay a final … More: continued here
House defies Obama, passes farm bill without food stampsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives defied a White House veto threat and passed a farm bill on Thursday that expands the taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance system but abandons food stamps for the poor. More: continued here
Settlers began arriving to the area now known as Roans Prairie in Grimes County during the 1830’s, but it wasn’t until the mid 1840’s that the town actually began to develop and with that of that development, a post office opened. More: continued here
House Republicans have upset decades of agricultural compromise. More: continued here
ThinkProgress Food stamps work, so why are we cutting them?Washington Post (blog)“I tried to live on what food stamps give you for a week last year and I couldn't do it, but it does make enough of a difference to allow people to stay in their apartments, and pay medical expenses and take care of…
Toddler buys a car from eBay using her father's phoneHunterdon County Democrat – NJ.comHer father, Paul Stoute, received a congratulatory message from the auction site informing him that he was now the proud owner of the iconic British sportscar. Imagine the shock. In his interview with KOIN 6 News, Stoute said, "She decided to open…
House OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stampsThe Seattle TimesHouse OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stamps. The House passed Thursday a scaled-down version of a massive farm bill, putting off a fight over food stamp spending and giving Republican leaders a victory after a decisive defeat on the larger bill … More: continued here
Citizens can legally carry firearms in post office parking lots, a federal judge has ruled. More: continued here
A House version of the the farm bill took food stamps out entirely – leaving them to be taken up later and separately. But if cuts are what Republicans want, the tactic might backfire. More: continued here