Friday, July 6, 2012

House Farm Bill Would Kick Millions Of People Off Food Stamps

House Farm Bill Would Kick Millions Of People Off Food Stamps: The House of Representatives’ latest version of the farm bill — crafted as a “compromise” between House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-OK) and Ranking Member Collin Peterson (D-MN) — would cut $35 billion in spending, including $16.5 billion from the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program — known as SNAP or, informally, food stamps. 45 percent [...]/p