Republicans Want to Cut Food Stamp Rolls by 20 percent say House Democrats

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Republicans Want to Cut Food Stamp Rolls by 20 percent say House Democrats

 

House Democrats, still reeling from a historic tax win on the right, say Republicans are working to cut the social safety net by kicking 8 million, about 20 percent of all participants, off of the food stamps program.

Negotiations broke down over the Farm Bill, which is mostly comprised of nutrition programs, after the proposed Republican cuts were leaked. In addition to lowering the rolls, the plan would increase the work requirement age limit from 60 to 65. The approximate $1 billion saved each month from the cuts will go to states to create job training initiatives, say Democrats.
“We have grown increasingly concerned about the nutrition policies being pushed by the Majority. Items you have outlined in your meetings with us and that have been reported in the press are a significant cause of concern,” 19 Democratic House Committee on Agriculture members wrote in a joint letter to ranking member Congressman Collin Peterson Thursday.  

The Committee members said they held 23 hearings on the future of food stamps, and no changes as radical as the ones outlined by Peterson were mentioned. They expressed concern about being asked to negotiate on the nuances of the bill without having seen the full text. The group asked Peterson to refrain from further negotiation until Congressman Mike Conaway, Committee Chairman, shared the full text of the bill.

 

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[SgtFuryUSCZ]

And why not. 

 

They very easily could attain that 20% goal by taking the illegal aliens off it alone !

 

Then the career abusers who've been on it since their momma and their momma's momma.

 

Hell, let's raise that number and say we can take 40% or more off...!

 

And quit sending our food overseas... there ARE Americans here who really need it.

 

Haiti...?

 

Aw, hell, no.. KILLary & her "foundation" raised enough "donations" to make every Haitian a millionaire.

 

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Edited March 18, 2018 by SgtFuryUSCZ