Congress May Cut Food Aid, Not Farm Aid

Congress May Cut Food Aid, Not Farm Aid




By LIBBY QUAID, Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON - Cuts in food programs for the poor are getting support in Congress as an alternative to President Bush (news - web sites)'s idea of slicing billions of dollars from the payments that go to large farm operations.


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Instead, Republican committee chairmen are looking to carve savings from nutrition and land conservation programs that are also run by the Agriculture Department. The government is projected to spend $52 billion this year on nutrition programs like food stamps, school lunches and special aid to low-income pregnant women and children. Farm subsidies will total less than half that, $24 billion.

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., said the $36 billion food stamp program is a good place to look for savings.
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Bush is proposing to withdraw food stamps for certain families already receiving other government assistance. The administration estimates that plan would remove more than 300,000 people from the rolls and save $113 million annually.

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crops as much as to help poor people

now that we import so much of our food they can give the poor people the boot

sigh

…then what is abuse of naked power GOOD for?

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I'm beyond understanding how much longer this SHIT can go on.

is head of the inner city "gang" program to get kids out of gangs and to keep out of trouble.well, this move will not go over well if their parents rely on food programs ..as well I'm sure the working middle class that has been laid off for months and needs these program

new motto: feed the rich.....starve the poor