Thursday, July 5, 2012

House Republicans Reject Food Stamp Compromise In Favor Of Reform They Admit Is ‘Out Of Date’

House Republicans Reject Food Stamp Compromise In Favor Of Reform They Admit Is ‘Out Of Date’: House Republicans have spent the years since the Great Recession clamoring for “reform” of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps, cutting funding from the program in budget after budget. But now that a top House Republican has drafted a deal that would make the program’s basic requirements even more stringent [...]/p