Lawmakers await touchy vote on House nutrition proposal
Story Date: 9/19/2013

Source: Janell Baum, CAROLINA-VIRGINIA FARMER, 9/19/13

After heated debate this summer surrounding big cuts to nutrition programs in the farm bill, a last ditch effort to get at least a portion of the bill passed resulted in an unprecedented decision to split it into two.

While the farm-only portion narrowly passed, the time has come to revisit the hot-button topic of food stamps. And the negative feedback hasn't disappeared.

 

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