The Farm Bill and SNAP

House passage of new 5-year farm bill could hinge on level of cuts in food stamp program, By Mary Clare Jalonick (AP), June 19, 2013, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: “Prospects for House passage of a new farm bill could turn on the level of food stamp cuts as key backers scrambled Wednesday to secure support for the five-year, half-trillion dollar measure. The House planned to begin voting Wednesday on 103 amendments to the bill, including a Democratic proposal to eliminate $2 billion in cuts in the $80 billion-a-year food stamp program, now called the Supplemental Assistance Program, or SNAP. The bill also would make it more difficult for some to qualify for food stamps, and would expand some agriculture subsidies and set policy for rural development programs…”