Tuesday, June 18, 2013

How Republicans Who Took Millions In Farm Subsidies Justify Cutting Food Stamps

How Republicans Who Took Millions In Farm Subsidies Justify Cutting Food Stamps: The House plans to vote this week on a farm bill that cuts nearly $21 billion from food stamps, and several members who support the cuts have benefited significantly from the various forms of farm subsidies provided by the same legislation. The ten Republicans in question have collected about $6.7 million in federal farm money [...]/p