GOP Prepares Bill To Cut Food Stamps By 5 Percent

[Purveyor]

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- House Republicans are preparing legislation that would cut food stamps by as much as $4 billion annually in an effort to downsize a program that many conservatives say has become too bloated in recent years.

A group of Republicans led by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., has agreed to try to advance the legislation as early as next month. The measure would reduce the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program by as much as 5 percent. House conservatives have urged major cuts as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has doubled in cost since 2008.

The bill is certain to face strong opposition from the Democratic Senate and President Barack Obama, who have opposed major cuts to the program. They say cuts could drop millions of Americans off the rolls when they are already struggling from the Great Recession.

Reps. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana and Kristi Noem of South Dakota, two Republicans who helped design the bill, said the legislation would find the savings by tightening eligibility standards and imposing new work requirements. It would also likely try to reduce the rolls by requiring drug testing and barring convicted murderers, rapists and pedophiles from receiving food stamps.



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[Berlum]

1. "Let's toss the hungry smelly proles under the bus." - RepubliCons (R)

Jesus is going to be pissed when he sees how the smug Repubbies are violating his explicit instructions about feeding the poor, and instead larding out Republican Welfare Payola to their Corporate 1% FATcat Cronies.

[ConcernedCanuk]

2. Oh goodie! - that'll work well, make the poor hungrier.

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That won't upset them one wee bit.

They know that the War-Machine, the MIC, etc., and all the 1% need their food stamps.

And starving the criminals and drug users - yep - that'll make them more peaceful too.

Brilliant leaders in that USA!

CC

[KansDem]

3. I really don't understand Republicans...

First, they give tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy who invest overseas;
Then, when Americans lose jobs or are forced to work for less, the Republicans remove any assistance programs to help those same Americans.

What gives? What are they trying to accomplish?

It's like Republicans hate America!

[WCGreen]

4. No, they hate AMERICANS....

[cstanleytech]

5. I agree with them, cut the program by 5%.

And direct the money saved into new programs that help people setup their own sustainable home grown and or neighborhood gardens.

[rusty fender]

10. You know that the savings won't be going to

the programs you mention. The Rs don't care about improving people's lives, they only care about sticking it to their opposition, and, apparently, hungry people are their opposition.

[jtuck004]

6. They could eat better in prison. Aramark is paid $1.75 a meal for prisoners, which is more

on a daily basis in a private prison than we give people on food stamps.

[onestepforward]

7. Tie any cuts to the minimum wage.

If minimum wage goes up to a living wage, then maybe a 5% cut.

That's my deal. Any Republican takers ... lol!

[LukeFL]

8. Wow

[bearssoapbox]

9. Take away the criminals food

But make it easier to get a gun.

What could possibly go wrong?