Who knew....so many vets. Drug testing.... GOP in House wants to cut $40 billion, Dems would cut $4 billion. Think before you vote in the next election. About 900,000 veterans and 5,000 active duty troops face cuts in their food stamp benefits beginning Thursday as $5 billion is automatically trimmed from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) program for low-income families. The coming benefit cut will reduce SNAP benefits, which are already modest, for all households by 7 percent on average, or about $10 per person per month, according to an analysis by the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities. Nationwide, in any given month, a total of 900,000 veterans nationwide lived in households that relied on SNAP to provide food for their families in 2011, according to an analysis of census data, the Centers report said. The SNAP program received a boost under the 2009 Recovery Act, or stimulus bill aimed at lifting the nation out of recession, but that temporary increase will expire Thursday as Congress continues to debate a new farm bill which would separate farm subsidies from food stamp benefits.
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:20:18 +0000
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