18 mayors: Limit use of food stamps to buy soda – KWWLkwwl.com(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File). FILE – In this March 12, 2013 file photo, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg looks at a 64-ounce cup, as Lucky's Cafe owner Greg Anagnostopoulos, left, stands behind him, during a news conference at the cafe in New York….
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KOMO News McGinn, other mayors don't want food stamps used to buy sodaKOMO NewsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs the food stamp program, declined to comment on Tuesday's letter; representatives for House Speaker John Boehner and House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, to whom the letter was addressed, didn't …and more » More: continued here
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Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak is among the mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities who are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. More: continued here
White House threatens to veto farm bill over food stamp costsIn-ForumWhite House threatens to veto farm bill over food stamp costs. WASHINGTON – The White House threatened to veto a five-year farm bill on Thursday because of "unacceptable deep cuts" in food stamps for the poor that could increase hunger across America. More: continued here
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Portland Mayor Charlie Hales has joined mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 14 other cities to revive a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. More: continued here
The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Seattle and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and other sugary drinks. More: continued here