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Bandit

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19. The Farm bill passed a bipartisan committee but the GOP controlled House won't bring

Reply to adigal (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 01:48 PM

Nov 2012

it up for a vote. If the House doesn't bring the bill up for a vote it will be the first time in our nation's history a farm bill was not enacted.....It does have a large cut in food stamp program in it although I am not sure just how large it is..

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Did I hear correctly? They are cutting food stamps to pass the Farm Bill??? [View all] adigal Nov 2012 OP

I hate this crap. The poor should not have to pay for this nation's problems. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #1

Farm Bill? You mean money to some "farmers" collecting huge subsidies for not growing anything? kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #22

"They" who exactly? elleng Nov 2012 #2

Bill Owens said he thought that was the compromise that the congress would reach adigal Nov 2012 #3

I'm sure this nobody-ever-heard-of has the scoop. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #4

God, you are sarcastic. And ignorant. I said he was just voted congressman from NY 21 adigal Nov 2012 #8

I think the point stands theKed Nov 2012 #10

He is going to be in his second term adigal Nov 2012 #16

Hardly any news coverage of this. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #5

i take it to mean the story is false scheming daemons Nov 2012 #6

It's not necessarily false just because the mainstream media ignores it. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #7

Evidence? It was on NPR this morning. adigal Nov 2012 #9

In Ohio we are definitely getting a food stamp a cut. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #12

That sucks...people already can't feed their families on what they get adigal Nov 2012 #14

They should have announced this right before the election instead of now. limpyhobbler Nov 2012 #20

Some cuts are certain. LiberalAndProud Nov 2012 #11

That was it...thank you! adigal Nov 2012 #15

I have not heard anything about this Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #13

Your OP title is misleading. cali Nov 2012 #17

Why did you bother even responding except to try to look smart? adigal Nov 2012 #18

asked? hardly. that really wasn't a question you posed cali Nov 2012 #23

YES! What is with the cloud of dread? FCS, we just won a landslide victory. Coyotl Nov 2012 #21

The Farm bill passed a bipartisan committee but the GOP controlled House won't bring Bandit Nov 2012 #19