Comparing Senate and House farm bills
1 day ago
The Senate farm bill would cut about $400 million from the $80 billion annual total by targeting states that give people who don't have heating bills very small amounts of heating assistance so...
Deep divide in Congress over domestic food aid
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Last year more than 47 million people used the SNAP program with the cost more than doubling since 2008.
Farm bill: Still a little something for everyone
5 days ago
The Senate bill would cut $400 million out of almost $80 billion spent annually on food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
Glance: Senate and House farm bills
5 days ago
The Senate farm bill would cut about $400 million from the $80 billion annual total by targeting states that give people who don't have heating bills very small amounts of heating assistance so...
Some cuts likely for food stamps
10 days ago
The House bill would also propose changes in the structure of the SNAP program, something Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and other Senate Democrats have adamantly opposed.