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LongTomH

(8,636 posts) Sat Jun 23, 2018, 12:21 PM Jun 2018

Farm Bill makes major cuts to food stamps

NPR: Farm bill with major food stamp changes narrowly passes the House:

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House has narrowly passed a sweeping farm bill that would toughen work requirements for food stamp recipients.

The bill passed by a vote of 213-211. Democrats unanimously opposed the measure, saying it would toss too many people off government food assistance. But 20 Republicans also voted no, giving GOP leaders a brief scare in what was their second attempt to pass a farm bill. In May, they suffered an embarrassing setback when 30 GOP members opposed passage in an effort to get a vote on immigration legislation.

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The House bill sets up a certain clash with the Senate, which is looking to make mostly modest adjustments to existing agriculture programs in its bill without picking a fight over food stamps.

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Democrats have expressed outrage over the bill, with Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi calling it “cruel and destructive.”

Rep. Collin Peterson of Minnesota, the ranking Democratic lawmaker on the House Agriculture Committee, said the bill “simply doesn’t do enough for the people it’s supposed to serve.”

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Farm Bill makes major cuts to food stamps (Original Post) LongTomH Jun 2018 OP

It is so frustrating that people have seen this coming for years, yet it still happens. dameatball Jun 2018 #1

These people are immoral sons of bitches CentralMass Jun 2018 #2

This will hurt all our friends in Trumpland RainCaster Jun 2018 #3

I briefly googled rural communities and food stamps. Kittycow Jun 2018 #4

Food stamps benefit not just the needy, but the farmers, producers and retailers of food. Midnight Writer Jun 2018 #5

dameatball

(7,399 posts)

1. It is so frustrating that people have seen this coming for years, yet it still happens.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 12:23 PM

Jun 2018

People would rather give $1,000 to a billionaire they don't know than think a neighbor got $1 more than they did.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

2. These people are immoral sons of bitches

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 12:26 PM

Jun 2018

RainCaster

(10,916 posts)

3. This will hurt all our friends in Trumpland

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 12:26 PM

Jun 2018

Those bastards voted for choices like this. Wait till they see how this affects their retirement.

Kittycow

(2,396 posts)

4. I briefly googled rural communities and food stamps.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 12:33 PM

Jun 2018

According to numerous articles, the cuts will hurt rural areas the most.

So the tariffs hurting Ag states apparently isn't enough. Besides, where's the money for job training programs going to come from?

Welp, ya gotta dance with the one who brung ya.

Midnight Writer

(21,802 posts)

5. Food stamps benefit not just the needy, but the farmers, producers and retailers of food.

Reply to LongTomH (Original post)

Sat Jun 23, 2018, 03:04 PM

Jun 2018

It is also a boon to corporations who do not pay their employees a living wage.

Why the hell would anyone want to see more hungry people in a land of plenty?

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