SNAP (Food Stamps)

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Following 10-year Gains, Study Reveals Drop In SNAP Enrollment By Immigrant Families

After 10 years of consistent gains, the number of immigrant families enrolled in SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, fell by 10鈥�

Proposed Farm Bill Would Increase Work Requirements For SNAP Recipients

Erik Neumann

The House of Representatives passed its newest version of the farm bill this week. It includes stricter work requirements for people who get food stamps.

Farm Bill Gets Second Chance In The Senate

Maggie Mullen

The House did not pass its version of a farm bill last month, but the Senate may have a better shot this week when they consider the Agriculture...

Business

Farmers Left With Mixed Feelings As Leadership In Washington Shifts

Amy Mayer

President Donald Trump has nominated former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue as Agriculture Secretary, bucking a recent trend of Midwest leadership at the U.S.鈥�

States are taking an out provided by Congress to avoid cutting food stamp benefits to families, many of whom already depend on food banks like the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland, Calif.

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States' Rebellion Against Food Stamp Cuts Grows

Pam Fessler

Congress planned to shave $8.6 billion from the food stamps program by closing a loophole, cutting benefits to 850,000 households. But it left states an out to avoid the cuts, and many are taking it.

Politics

Years In The Making, New Farm Bill Becomes Law

Amy Mayer

President Barak Obama signed the new farm bill into law Friday at Michigan State University in East Lansing, ending years of negotiations and鈥�

Politics

The Uneasy Marriage Of Food Stamps And The Farm Bill

Amy Mayer

When President Obama signs the long-overdue Agriculture Act of 2014鈥� the new farm bill 鈥� into law Friday, both farmers and food stamps advocates will be鈥�

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Senate Approves Farm Bill, Now To President's Desk

Jeremy Bernfeld

The U.S. Senate passed the farm bill Tuesday by a vote of 68-32, sending it to the president鈥檚 desk and ending years of political wrangling.The鈥�

The farm bill proposes a $1 billion cut to food stamps, which would affect nearly 850,000 struggling families who already depend on food banks like the Alameda County Community Food Bank in Oakland, Calif.

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Small Cuts To Food Stamps Add Up To Big Pains For Many Recipients

Richard Gonzales

The proposed farm bill would cut nearly $1 billion a year from the food stamp program, known as SNAP. While it's far less than what Republicans had originally wanted, the proposal will affect roughly 850,000 households, many of which are still struggling from cuts made only three months ago.

Harlem residents choose free groceries at the Food Bank For New York City in December.

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Food Stamp Cuts, Cold Weather Put Extra Strain On Food Pantries

Eliza Barclay

Food pantries are bracing for higher demand from their communities in the coming weeks. National hunger organizations say the best way to help is to give money to local food banks and pantries instead of donating food.