More than a half-a-million people are set to be thrown off food stamps after the Trump administration on Wednesday approved a new requirement tightening the criteria to qualify for the public assistance program. The law would ask states to mandate certain work requirements for people seeking to qualify for the benefits in areas deemed in […]
Congress Leaves Logging Proposals Out of Farm Bill…
Compromise Farm Bill Is Stripped of Every Proposal the House GOP Voted for on Food Stamp Program…
House Passes $867B Farm Bill…
The House on Wednesday passed an $867 billion farm bill to help those in the agricultural industry, sending the legislation to President Trump for a signature. The measure easily passed the lower chamber by a 369-47 vote after overwhelmingly passing the Senate the previous day, capping off months of negotiations. The legislation expands farm subsidies […]
Sneaky: Resolution Limiting U.S. Involvement in Yemen Tucked Into Farm Bill at Last Minute…
Deep State Unmasked, Leaks at HHS; DOJ Official Resists “From Inside,” and “Can’t Get Fired”…
Project Veritas has released the second installment in an undercover video series unmasking the deep state. The first report in this series featured Stuart Karaffa, who admitted to engaging in political activism on behalf of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) while working at the Department of State. The Department of State issued a response […]
Senate Passes Mammoth Farm Bill…
The Senate easily cleared their farm bill on Thursday, setting up a fight with House Republicans over new restrictions on food stamps. Senators voted 86-11 to pass the bill before leaving for the week-long July Fourth recess. Sixty votes were needed to pass the bill. GOP Sens. Richard Burr (N.C.), Bob Corker (Tenn.), Tom Cotton […]
Trump Administration Proposes ‘Blue Apron-Style’ Program to Deliver Food to SNAP Recipients…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) noted that under the plan, which is included in the 2019 budget, those receiving more than $90 a month in benefits would receive “nutritious, U.S.-grown and produced food” in a “Harvest Box” that would make up half of a recipient’s allotted benefits for the month. The rest of the […]
Food Stamp Enrollment Drops by Four Million in One Month…
Four million people dropped off the food stamp rolls in one month, according to the latest numbers on food stamp enrollment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The latest USDA data show that the number of participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the government program that administers food stamps, dropped from 45,666,795 […]
Trump Administration Wants Work Requirements for Food Stamps…
The Trump administration is pressing for additional work requirements for people receiving food stamps from the government. In a four-page document released Wednesday, the Department of Agriculture made several suggestions for farm bill legislation being crafted in Congress, writing that it supports “work as the pathway to self-sufficiency, well-being, and economic mobility for individuals and […]