Republicans Attempt To Raid Food Stamps: Would Reduce Average Monthly Benefit By $90

Republicans Attempt To Raid Food Stamps: Would Reduce Average Monthly Benefit By $90: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) is advancing an amendment to the 2012 farm bill that will cut more than $4 billion from the food stamp program and could take $90 out of the average benefit just as millions of lower-income families are struggling to make ends meet in a difficult economy. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [...]/p