House Republicans’ push to slash food stamps in the farm bill, explained
“Eighty percent of the farm bill’s spending is on nutrition programs — but House Republicans want to start making work requirements harsher to benefit from these programs. The first draft of House Republicans’ farm bill, a $100 billion legislative package that subsidizes agriculture and food assistance programs, was written behind closed doors and without Democratic input. The bill has already passed out of the House Committee on Agriculture using only Republican votes. This is somewhat unusual — the farm bill has historically been bipartisan but has been plagued by a polarizing push over food assistance in recent years.”