Congress Passes $8.7 Billion Food Stamp Cut
Across the country, 850,000 households are set to lose an average of $90 per month in food stamp benefits, thanks to American lawmakers.
Across the country, 850,000 households are set to lose an average of $90 per month in food stamp benefits, thanks to American lawmakers.
Ned Resnikoff reports at MSNBC:
The Senate on Tuesday voted 68-32 to send the 2014 Farm Bill – which includes an $8.7 billion cut to food stamps – to President Obama’s desk. Nine Democrats opposed the bill, and 46 members of the Democratic caucus voted for it, joining 22 Republicans.
The House passed the law by a similarly commanding margin last Wednesday. After the House vote, White House press secretary Jay Carney made clear that the president would sign off on the legislation.
“We are pleased by the progress that we’ve seen,” Carney said last week. “As you know, the president made clear last fall that this was something that he believed Congress needed to and could act in a bipartisan way to get done. Obviously we’re not there yet. Final legislation has not reached his desk. So we await that happening and hope it does. If the bill, as it is currently designed, reaches his desk, he would sign it.”
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