Ryan budget would cut food stamps, farm supports

The fiscal 2015 budget resolution proposed by House Budget chairman Paul Ryan again calls for converting food stamps to a block grant program run by states. Several other restrictions sought by conservatives on food stamp eligibility are proposed, among them ending so-called categorical eligibility created in welfare reform, limiting benefits to able-bodied adults without dependents, and tougher “heat and… » Read More

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