Food stamp benefits are ‘inadequate,’ says House antihunger leader

Massachusetts Rep. Jim McGovern says he will employ six priorities as the House Agriculture Committee works on food stamps as part of the 2018 farm bill, beginning with increasing monthly benefits from an “inadequate” $126. The lead Democrat on the nutrition subcommittee, McGovern released his list of priorities as a rebuttal to a report released in… » Read More

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