Stories Tagged "food stamps"
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Senate Tackles 2013 Farm Bill
posted on May 24, 2013 at 3:41 PM
Vilsack Up to Challenge of Obama's 2014 Budget
posted on April 16, 2013 at 10:51 AM
Farm Bill Could Hinge On Budget Talks
posted on December 7, 2012 at 1:23 PM
Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., signaled her eagerness to pair the two bills saying the farm bill's passage would be "a significant first step in meeting the critical deficit reduction challenges our country must face...
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Agriculture Department Unveils New Steps To Penalize Food Stamp Abusers
posted on August 10, 2012 at 3:01 PM
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department says it is going to impose tougher penalties on stores that violate food stamp rules and give states new tools to root out applicants who are ineligible for the benefit program that now covers about...
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Government Taking New Steps To Combat Food Stamp Fraud
posted on May 25, 2012 at 1:51 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food stamp recipients are ripping off the government for millions of dollars by illegally selling their benefit cards for cash — sometimes even in the open, on eBay or Craigslist — and then asking the...
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