Small Cuts To Food Stamps Add Up To Big Pains For Many Recipients
In a rare display of bipartisanship, the House of Representatives Wednesday approved a massive five-year farm bill that costs nearly half a trillion dollars.The bill includes some reductions to food...
View ArticleSenate Approves Farm Bill, Now To President's Desk
The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill Tuesday by a vote of 68-32, sending it to the president’s desk and ending years of political wrangling.
View ArticleThe Uneasy Marriage Of Food Stamps And The Farm Bill
When President Obama signs the long-overdue Agriculture Act of 2014– the new farm bill – into law Friday, both farmers and food stamps advocates will be sighing in relief. This farm bill process was...
View ArticleYears In The Making, New Farm Bill Becomes Law
President Barak Obama signed the new farm bill into law Friday at Michigan State University in East Lansing, ending years of negotiations and wrangling.
View ArticleStates' Rebellion Against Food Stamp Cuts Grows
When Congress passed a farm bill earlier this year, it expected to save $8.6 billion over 10 years by tightening what many say is a loophole in the food stamp, or SNAP, program.
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