President Trump signs $867B farm bill without food stamp program cuts
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(Worthy News) – President Donald Trump has signed a massive $867 billion farm bill that reauthorizes agriculture and conservation programs without any cuts to the food stamp program.
Trump signed the bill Thursday after the Agriculture Department announced plans to tighten work requirements for recipients of food aid. Negotiations over the farm bill had stalled for months in Congress over a provision by the House to cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and over the Senate’s unwillingness to go along.
Trump had voiced strong support for stricter work requirements. [ Source: Fox (Read More…) ]
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