Nov 25 Watch Food stamp program changes lead to ‘staggering’ increase in need Food stamp program cuts lead to 'staggering' increase in need… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Food stamp cuts force families to get by with less Cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program mean that the more than 47 million food stamp recipients will now receive less money each month to buy groceries. To examine the issue, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ellen Teller of the Food… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch States taking Medicaid opt-out option leave ‘larger impact than expected’ States taking Medicaid opt-out option leave 'larger impact than expected'… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Deep Cuts in Food Stamp Program Could Impact Millions After a showdown in the House ended with a vote to cut the nation's food stamp program by $40 billion dollars, the controversial measure is headed to the Senate. Wall Street Journal reporter Damian Paletta breaks down some of the… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch News Wrap: U.S. House Battles Over Slashing Food Stamp Funding In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives battled over a bill that would slash food stamps by $40 billion over the next decade. The Democrat-run Senate and White House oppose the bill. Also, a Texas appeals court… Continue watching
Jun 20 Watch News Wrap: U.S. House Fails to Pass Farm Bill In other news Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a five-year, half-trillion dollar farm bill. The bill would have cut food stamps by $2 billion annually. Also, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has changed his mind and says… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch With 47 Million Americans on Food Assistance, Congress Considers Cuts With 47 Million Americans on Food Assistance, Congress Considers Cuts… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch Food Stamps at Heart of ‘Unfinished’ Fight Over Farm Bill U.S. farmers have suffered greatly from drought this year, but the farm bill, promising help, failed to pass Congress before summer recess. In contention: food stamps. Judy Woodruff speaks to Daniel Newhauser of Roll Call about Congress' unfinished business and… Continue watching
May 10 Watch News Wrap: House GOP Looks for Spending Cuts; Greece Struggles with Government In other news Thursday, House Republicans pushed through a bill to prevent a 10 percent cut in the U.S. defense budget by cutting $300 billion in food stamps, health care and federal pensions, over 10 years. Also, Greece's struggle to… Continue watching