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Senate passes farm bill; food stamp fight looms in House
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-run U.S. Senate passed a $500 billion, five-year farm bill on Monday that expands a taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance program and rejects sweeping cuts in food stamps for the poor being pursued in the House of … Senate passes farm bill with Vitter amendment to ban food stamps for murderers … Congress Disagrees on How Many Billions to Cut From Food Stamps Senate passes farm bill increasing rice, peanut subsidies, trims food stamps |
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