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May 24, 2013

In Farm Bill Debate, Congress Considers Drastic Food Stamp Program Cuts 
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On Capitol Hill, lawmakers in both chambers are moving to drastically
cut the nation's food stamp program through the farm bill. In the
Democratic-controlled Senate, the agriculture committee has approved a
proposal by Republican David Vitter to permanently drop anyone convicted
of a violent crime from ever getting food stamps. Meanwhile the House
agriculture committee has approved $20 billion in cuts to the food
stamps program over the next decade. The cuts could result in nearly two
million people losing access to food stamps and 200,000 schoolchildren
losing free school lunches.

 

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