Food stamps: Congress glimpses into the meaning of $4.50 a dayLos Angeles TimesThe House cuts to food stamps would be significant. Some effects include slashing no less than 2 million low-income people from the food stamp program and placing in jeopardy 210,000 school meals for children in low-income families, according …
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For months now, Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) has been championing the cause of combatting hunger in America on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. On Thursday, he gave his 14th End Hunger Now speech to announce that he and some of his colleagues were beginning a SNAP Challenge …
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