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alp227

(32,027 posts) Sun Jul 14, 2013, 06:07 PM Jul 2013

Durbin: Senate won’t touch split farm bill

Source: The Hill

A House-passed farm bill containing no money for nutrition programs will be dead on arrival in the Senate, the upper chamber’s number two Democrat predicted Sunday.

For decades, Congress has taken up farm bills that combine subsidies for farmers with food programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps. But last week, the House approved legislation addressing only farm issues after the chamber voted down an earlier version of the bill.

House leadership announced they would consider nutrition programs separately.

“Separating out these two issues is not in the best interest of our country,” Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said during an appearance on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/blog-summaries/310883-durbin-senate-wont-pass-farm-bill-without-food-stamp-money-

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Durbin: Senate won’t touch split farm bill (Original Post) alp227 Jul 2013 OP

Bravo!!! n/t Tx4obama Jul 2013 #1

I'd rather welfare for the poor than the rcih. Owl Jul 2013 #2

Good. n/t. Grassy Knoll Jul 2013 #3

We could separate if the SNAP portion was passed and let the Argi-corporations be left without. Thinkingabout Jul 2013 #4

Exactly. Holding up food stamps to give $ to Monsanto is sick. dkf Jul 2013 #5

I grow a Monsanto Free Garden perdita9 Jul 2013 #12

Exactly. Pass SNAP and dump the Farm Bill. Owl Jul 2013 #8

Excellent! another_liberal Jul 2013 #6

The poor and working class need to remind Republicans... perdita9 Jul 2013 #11

They are stealing our votes so they don't care... midnight Jul 2013 #13

Good. That will help those of us who were going to go a little more hungry than we already are. jwirr Jul 2013 #7

Thank Jeebus that we (mostly) control the Senate. Marie Marie Jul 2013 #9

Thank you, Dick Durbin!!! perdita9 Jul 2013 #10

Tx4obama

(36,974 posts)

1. Bravo!!! n/t

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 06:11 PM

Jul 2013

Owl

(3,642 posts)

2. I'd rather welfare for the poor than the rcih.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 06:13 PM

Jul 2013

Grassy Knoll

(10,118 posts)

3. Good. n/t.

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Sun Jul 14, 2013, 06:47 PM

Jul 2013

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

4. We could separate if the SNAP portion was passed and let the Argi-corporations be left without.

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 06:48 PM

Jul 2013

dkf

(37,305 posts)

5. Exactly. Holding up food stamps to give $ to Monsanto is sick.

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 07:11 PM

Jul 2013

Why do we want this together?

perdita9

(1,144 posts)

12. I grow a Monsanto Free Garden

Reply to dkf (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 10:45 AM

Jul 2013

I'm thinking of posting a sign to that effect

Owl

(3,642 posts)

8. Exactly. Pass SNAP and dump the Farm Bill.

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #4)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 10:16 PM

Jul 2013

another_liberal

(8,821 posts)

6. Excellent!

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 08:31 PM

Jul 2013

The poor and working class millions of this country demand no less than a total rejection of the Republicans' heartless attempt to take food out of the mouths of America's children.