The House approved a Republican plan Thursday to cut food stamps by nearly to $4 billion a year, setting up a showdown with Democrats over the program used by nearly 48 million low-income Americans. The U.S. Senate also has proposed cuts to the program, but to a lesser extent than the House. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that under current law, "spending for SNAP would total $764 billion over the 2014-2023 period." Passage of the House bill would reduce those costs by $39 billion or about a 5%. Food stamp benefits are already scheduled to drop in November, by about $12 per person each month, when a temporary increase in benefits is scheduled to expire.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 20:03:04 +0000
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