Source: NEWS & OBSERVER, 4/17/18


The $100 billion dollar per year piece of legislation known as the Farm Bill is about more than just farms.
The House Agriculture Committee is set to debate this bill Wednesday and determine whether to send it to the entire House of Representatives for a vote. Some of the most substantial changes — and the reasons for the Farm Bill being at a standstill for months — are due to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as “food stamps.”

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