{"id":2253168,"date":"2024-05-26T10:12:04","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T14:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/farm-bill-ignites-debate-on-food-stamp-spending-amid-30-billion-cut\/"},"modified":"2024-05-26T10:48:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-26T14:48:47","slug":"farm-bill-ignites-debate-on-food-stamp-spending-amid-30-billion-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/farm-bill-ignites-debate-on-food-stamp-spending-amid-30-billion-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm Bill sparks controversy over food stamp budget cuts of $30 billion"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffarm-bill-ignites-debate-on-food-stamp-spending-amid-30-billion-cut%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2253168&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The content seems to be cut off or incomplete. 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I am unable to summarize the content without the complete text.\u2064 Kindly provide the full content,\u200b and I&#8217;ll assist you in summarizing it accurately in English.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 A $1.5 trillion Farm Bill supported by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representative has sparked criticism among Democrats for cutting $30 billion from the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-have-proposed-a-new-1-9-trillion-covid-relief-package-heres-whats-in-it\/\" title=\"House Democrats Have Proposed A New .9 Trillion COVID Relief Package. Here\u2019s What\u2019s In It.\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">food stamps<\/a> program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefit costs, formerly known as food stamps, have increased from $55.6 billion in fiscal year 2019 to $107.04 billion in fiscal year 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-no-people-born-before-1957-are-not-eligible-to-receive-thousands-more-on-their-social-security-checks\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: No, People Born Before 1957 Are Not Eligible To Receive Thousands More On Their Social Security Checks\">average monthly benefit<\/a> has increased from $129.83 in fiscal year 2019 to $211.57 in fiscal year 2023. That\u2019s a 36% increase in the cost of benefits over that four-year period when adjusted for inflation.<\/p>\n<p>The House Committee on Agriculture on Friday approved the Farm, Food, And National Security Act of 2024, better known as the Farm Bill that has a tremendous impact on food and food subsidies in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>The bill totaled $1.5 trillion and was the first Farm Bill to break a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-ends-negotiations-with-nancy-pelosi-on-coronavirus-relief\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Ends Negotiations with Nancy Pelosi on Coronavirus Relief\">trillion dollars<\/a>, according to ABA Banking Journal.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed the bill 33-21 with just four Democratic votes as the Republicans have majority control. The Democrats control the U.S. Senate and that House bill would have to be reconciled with the Senate bill.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Congresswoman Shontel Brown, a Democrat from Ohio, criticized the House bill, saying it would cut $30 billion over the next 10 years from future SNAP benefits.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partisan Farm Bill punishes the poor, picks winners and losers in commodities, undermines climate and conservation programs, and fails to properly support Black farmers, farmers from underserved communities, and new and family farmers,\u201d Brown said in a media release.<\/p>\n<p>The House Agriculture Committee Democrats said the bill would be the largest cut to SNAP in nearly 30 years.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The $1.5 trillion Farm Bill, backed by House Republicans, faces Democratic backlash for slashing $30 billion from the previous food stamps program. 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