Entries by Lisa Pino

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How the Farm Bill SNAP Cuts Will Affect Latinos

President Obama, accompanied by Senator Debbie Stabenow and Secretary Of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, visited Michigan State University to sign a five-year, $956 billion farm bill into law. The compromise took almost three years to resolve and included $8.6 billion in USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or Food Stamps) cuts, funding for agriculture, and support […]