Senate Cuts Food Stamp Funds; Leaves Oil and Gas Subsidies Intact

Senate Cuts Food Stamp Funds; Leaves Oil and Gas Subsidies Intact

America's poor rarely catch a break these days. The Senate is expected to vote today for a bill that will cut food stamp benefits by $6.1 billion to help fund Medicaid and teachers' jobs, reasoning they were too high now that food costs are lower than predicted. Proponents essentially argued that poor people had too much money for food.