Punishing Food Stamp Program Success: The Bush's Administration's Farm Bill would reverse Oregon's progress against hunger
Contributing Organization(s): Oregon Center for Public Policy
Author(s)/Creator(s): Michael Leachman; Janet Bauer
Publishing Date: 2007-06-01
Issue Areas: Government Reform; Poverty and Hunger
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The Bush Administration has proposed eliminating $543 million in food stamp benefits for about 329,000 low-income Americans over the next five years. The Agriculture Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives may soon vote on this proposal as an amendment to the 2007 Farm Bill.
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