Raw Story – by Agence France-Presse
The US House approved a five-year, nearly $1 trillion farm bill Wednesday reforming the federal government’s crop subsidy system but cutting food stamps to pare the deficit.
The mammoth bill, which has been some three years in the making and endured more than one collapse in negotiations in 2013, enjoyed bipartisan support in passing 251-166. Continue reading “House passes bill cutting $8 billion from ‘food stamps’ program”