Congress Republicans against Children and the Unemployed : "Up to 3 million people could lose their food stamp benefits if the current House bill gets passed, and 300,000 children would no longer receive free school lunches"

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Congress Republicans and Mitt Romney want to starve the Poor while giving Great Gifts to the Rich and Wealthy ( Tax Cuts, Deregulations, etc ... ) .... The 1% already are the Greatest "Welfare Queens" in History, but that is not enough, "Starve the Poor".

U. S. News and World Report
Should Congress Be Using the Farm Bill to Cut Food Stamps?
Both House and Senate versions of the farm bill cut billions from food stamps
By Teresa Welsh
July 12, 2012


Should Congress Be Using the Farm Bill to Cut Food Stamps?


Some excerpts :

Food stamps, officially known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), feed 45 million Americans every year. The number of people receiving food stamps has grown exponentially since 2007 when the country entered a recession. Economic recovery has been slow, forcing families to continue their reliance on the program.

Connecticut Democrat Rep. Rosa DeLauro said up to 3 million people could lose their food stamp benefits if the current House bill gets passed, and 300,000 children would no longer receive free school lunches.

"These cuts are a slap in the face to millions of people trying to make ends meet," said California Democrat Rep. Lynn Woolsey.

The bill approved by the agriculture committee faces a ticking clock in being sent before the full House for a vote: Congress is only scheduled to be in session until August 3, and a five-year farm bill must be passed before September 30 when the current version, passed in 2008, expires. 

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