Republicans want food stamps cut in farm bill

 
By JIM ABRAMS | Modified: June 18, 2012 at 12:00 am | Published: June 19, 2012   

WASHINGTON — The 1,000-page “farm bill” being debated in the Senate is somewhat of a misnomer. Four of every five dollars in it — roughly $80 billion a year — goes for grocery bills for one of every seven Americans through food stamps.

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Republicans say Congress could cut the cost $2 billion a year by just closing two loopholes that some states use to award benefits to people who otherwise might not qualify.

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