Thursday, July 12, 2012

House Committee Votes To Take Food Stamps Away From Millions Of Low-Income Americans

House Committee Votes To Take Food Stamps Away From Millions Of Low-Income Americans: Today, the House Agriculture Committee approved the final version of the 2012 farm bill, complete with its draconian cuts for families struggling to put food on the table. The proposed bill cuts $35 billion from the federal food and nutrition budget, about $16.5 billion of which come from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — more [...]/p