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Economy: Economic News, Policy & Analysis - The Washington Post: House Republicans just voted to cut food stamps by $39 billion. Here’s how.
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The House just voted 217 to 210 to approve a GOP bill to cut food-stamp spending by $39 billion over the next ten years. That's roughly a 5 percent cut compared with current law.
The House legislation isn't expected to get past the Senate, but it's worth a closer look. The bill would spend $725 billion on food stamps over the next ten years, compared with about $760 billion in the Senate farm bill.