Food program gets boost in stop-gap US spending bill

The Commodity Supplemental Food Program is among a limited number of programs to get increased funding in the Republican-drafted bill to fund the government through Dec 11. The House Appropriations Committee said its package, unveiled on Tuesday, offsets food price increases so that no CSFP recipients would lose benefits. Chairman Hal Rogers of Kentucky said the 21-page bill… » Read More

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