Food stamp impasse delays House work on farm bill until mid-April
House Agriculture chairman Michael Conaway has shelved plans for committee approval of the new farm bill next week in the face of Democratic opposition to his proposed cuts in the $70-billion-a-year food stamp program. The House is scheduled to take a two-week recess starting March 22, so it could be mid-April before the committee gets… » Read More
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