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
Mar 26 Watch Albany Park Theatre Project’s ‘Feast’ A scene from the Albany Park Theatre Project's play "Feast."… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch Congress, White House Hammer out Stimulus Package Details U.S. House leaders met with Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Wednesday to shape the details of a economic stimulus package amid fears of a recession and concerns over volatile financial markets, both in the U.S. and abroad. Two economists assess the… Continue watching