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 […]
Compromise Farm Bill Is Stripped of Every Proposal the House GOP Voted for on Food Stamp Program…
House Passes $867B Farm Bill…
Sneaky: Resolution Limiting U.S. Involvement in Yemen Tucked Into Farm Bill at Last Minute…
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 […]
OMB Director Mick Mulvaney Highlights Key Details in FY18 Proposed Budget…
President Donald Trump’s Budget Director Mick Mulvaney goes over the highlights of Trump’s proposed $4.1 Trillion budget…
Trump’s Budget Will Slash $1.7 Trillion in Entitlements, Cut Food Stamps by 25%…
Soros Fellow Flees Country While Wife Arrested For Welfare Scam…
A lawyer and recipient of a prestigious Paul & Daisy Soros fellowship for immigrants has reportedly fled the U.S., possibly to Africa, as his wife faces criminal welfare fraud charges in Arlington, Va. Fidelis Agbapuruonwu, a Nigerian immigrant, “fled the country and is somewhere in Africa,” according to officials at the Arlington General Court, NBC […]