Congress Proposes Cuts to Food Stamp Benefits

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The Senate approved two important measures in the beginning of August — a $26 billion state-aid bill and the $4.5 billion school nutrition program — in part by reducing food stamp funds. The House has yet to weigh in.

To read a New York Times op-ed piece about the proposed reduction, click here, and for more information, click here. 

To read a statement from the nonprofit Food Research and Action Center about this issue, click here.




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