Tuesday, April 2, 2013

House GOP Budget Cuts To Food Assistance Would Cost America 340,000 Jobs

House GOP Budget Cuts To Food Assistance Would Cost America 340,000 Jobs: The House Republican budget unveiled last month converts the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps, into a federal block grant to the states, costing the program $125 billion in funding over the next decade. It also cuts an additional $10 billion from the program after the transition is completed. Such reform [...]/p