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(23,864 posts) Tue Jun 11, 2013, 01:36 PM Jun 2013

DeFazio uses grocery trip to warn against food stamp cuts [View all]

Monday morning, congressman Peter Defazio went to WinCo to protest the farm bills that will cut the budget of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. He bought one weeks worth of food with the current SNAP budget.

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DeFazio uses grocery trip to warn against food stamp cuts [View all] Poll_Blind Jun 2013 OP

We need more like this. nt bunnies Jun 2013 #1

Food Stamps SamKnause Jun 2013 #2

"They" expect you to make up the difference duffyduff Jun 2013 #3

Food Stamps 2 SamKnause Jun 2013 #4

I am so sorry to hear of your situation. I have lived it so I know snappyturtle Jun 2013 #6

Food Stamps 3 SamKnause Jun 2013 #7

OH! You need some help. Where are you? snappyturtle Jun 2013 #8

Food Stamps 4 SamKnause Jun 2013 #9

I know about the alone part too. I'm 1500miles from my snappyturtle Jun 2013 #10

Food Stamps 5 SamKnause Jun 2013 #11

I'm in TX now but "Yes" the Chippewas are the prevailing band snappyturtle Jun 2013 #12

Duffy & Sam, please look to your local food banks. They are there in even the most japple Jun 2013 #15

Japple SamKnause Jun 2013 #16

I was illegally fired by my school district five years ago, but I have NEVER been able to work duffyduff Jun 2013 #17

Here's an easily read article about the passed Senate bill snappyturtle Jun 2013 #5

In whose pocket nineteen50 Jun 2013 #13

Seems Republicans would AsahinaKimi Jun 2013 #14