House Passes Bill Cutting $40 Billion From Food Stamps (471 hits)
House Republicans narrowly pushed through a bill on Thursday that slashes billions of dollars from the food stamp program, over the objections of Democrats and a veto threat from President Obama. The vote set up what promised to be a contentious fight with the Senate and dashed hopes for passage this year of a new five-year farm bill. The vote was 217 to 210.
The bill would cut $40 billion from the food stamp program over the next 10 years. It would also require adults between 18 and 50 without minor children to find a job or to enroll in a work training program in order to receive benefits. It would also limit the time those recipients could get benefits to three months.
Jen, this will hurt many homes with children. However, it may make their parents less dependents of food stamp aids, and encourage the survival technique of to eat you must work also. I pray the best for these families though.
