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August 11, 2010

Obama Signs State Aid Bill After Dems Cut $12B in Food Stamp Funding
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President Obama has signed into law a $26 billion measure Democrats say
will save the jobs of 300,000 public sector workers, around half of them
teachers. The House reconvened from summer recess to approve the state
aid bill on Tuesday following Senate passage last week. To advance the
bill, Democratic leaders agreed to cut $12 billion in spending on food
stamps. The Food Research and Action Center says the cuts will impact
some 40 million people when they take effect in 2014. A family of four
that receives food stamps stands to lose $59 in monthly benefits.
Democratic Congress member Rosa De Lauro of Connecticut voted for the
measure, but said, "I cannot in good conscience condone what we have
taken away...The bill shamefully pits these priorities against each
other."



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