Dem state lawmakers criticize federal farm bill over food stamp eligibility changes
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Democratic state lawmakers are arguing House Republicans will be "taking food out of the mouths of children" if they pass their current version of the farm bill.
A Legislative Fiscal Bureau memo Dems released yesterday shows an estimated 75,720 people, or about 11.1 percent of food stamp recipients, would lose eligibility. Those numbers are based on enrollment in September 2017.
Of that number, 23...
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