Monday, May 20, 2013

Senator Undertakes $3-Per-Day Food Stamp Challenge As Congress Readies Cuts

Senator Undertakes $3-Per-Day Food Stamp Challenge As Congress Readies Cuts: As the farm bill approved by the Agriculture Committee last week reaches the Senate floor Monday afternoon, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) will be a few hours into an experiment: eating for a week on the meager food budget afford by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Murphy announced on Twitter that he would take the [...]/p