Senate roll call: farm subsidies, food stamps bill (Centre Daily Times)
The Pennsylvania votes among the 81-15 roll call by which the Senate on Thursday passed a bill boosting farm subsidies and money for food stamps.
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The Pennsylvania votes among the 81-15 roll call by which the Senate on Thursday passed a bill boosting farm subsidies and money for food stamps.
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People who already get food assistance and lost food stamps in Milwaukee’s recent floods can apply for replacement benefits for the remainder of July 2010. More: continued here
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Christian Science Monitor Household participation in food stamps continues steady climbChristian Science MonitorThis chart shows population adjusted food stamp participation and the unemployment rate from the middle of 2004 through February 2011. Household participation increased 14 percent in February. By SoldAtTheTop, Guest blogger / May 3, 2011 As a logical … More: continued here
ThinkProgress Five Essential Facts About Food StampsThinkProgressThe House Agriculture Committee recently passed its version of the Farm Bill, which funds vital nutrition assistance programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP (formerly known as food stamps). The bill, which would cut a … More: continued here