Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Republicans blast rise in food stamp rolls, but House leaders stop short of cutting aid, By Bruce Alpert, August 3, 2012, New Orleans Times-Picayune: “Republican conservatives, including Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, and Gov. Bobby Jindal, have criticized the Obama administration for steadily rising food stamp rolls during the past couple of years. But GOP congressional leaders put the kibosh this week on trying to cut the assistance, known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, delaying consideration of a new farm bill partly because of disputes about what to do about food stamps. Some conservatives wanted more cuts than the $16 billion over 10 years proposed in the legislation, but Democrats said even the lower amount is too severe when so many Americans are unemployed…”