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Politics : President Barack Obama

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To: Neil H who wrote (136961)9/5/2013 6:39:12 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (2) of 149317
 
The Republicans are happy to work to pass a farm bill that is on that subject. It was only when the dems added food stamps to the "agricultural bill" that killed the deal. If they remove food stamps from the bill it will get done.

Dems didn't add it...........food stamps have been part of the farm bill since the 1970s:

A part of the bill since the 1970s and which helped smooth its passage, the removal of food stamps raised concerns among low-income families, farmers and lawmakers in both parties.

Read more here: mcclatchydc.com


mcclatchydc.com

Maybe its because the farm bill has to do with the production of food.
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