House Republicans are tearing each other apart over defunding Obamacare, but they have found something they can agree on: cutting food stamps.
Thursday evening, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would cut the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by $39 billion, or about 5%, over 10 years. The vote was 217-210, with all Democrats and 15 Republicans voting against.
It would achieve the cuts by imposing new work requirements on some SNAP recipients and abolishing so-called “expanded categorical eligibility,” which currently allows people to be deemed eligible for SNAP by virtue of their participation in other assistance programs .... http://www.businessinsider.com
