Deficit Reduction Must Reflect American Values

Deficit reduction is an important national priority, vital to our long-term economic opportunity and security. But just because it’s important doesn’t mean that it can be undertaken without regard to our national values.

Oklahoma food bank director warns against food stamp cuts

Testifying before a U.S. House subcommittee, Rodney Bivens, who runs Oklahoma's largest food bank, says more people would go hungry if food stamp benefits are cut because private charities can't make up the difference.

Vilsack: House GOP food stamp cuts top obstacle to passage of 2012 farm bill

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, in an interview with The Hill this week, said demands by the House GOP for deep cuts especially for food stamps now constitute the top obstacle for passage of a 2012 farm bill by September when current farm programs expire. Vilsack offered some praise for the version of the farm bill that passed out of the Senate Agriculture Committee last week, even though it contains about $9 billion less in deficit reduction than President Obama had sought in his latest budget...

Feeding America Responds to Passage of a Farm Bill by the Senate Agriculture Committee

Read Feeding America's Press Release on the Senate committee passage of the Farm Bill.

Cutting food stamps hurts poor

The Agriculture Department published new research this month that further cements the significant positive impact of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, in combating poverty’s effects on low-income Americans. The report’s implications are clear: Lives of the 46.5 million Americans — primarily children, the elderly or disabled — who rely on this critical lifeline are better because they have a safety net to help them meet basic nutrition needs when times are tough.

U.S. Conference of Mayors Decries Cuts in Food Stamps

Tom Cochran, CEO and Executive Director of The U.S. Conference of Mayors today released the following statement about yesterday's federal House Agriculture Committee vote to cut by $33 billion the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as food stamps.

Senate gets bipartisan on spending

With the blessing of top Republican leaders, the Senate Appropriations Committee gave quick approval Thursday to spending allocations for the coming year—consistent with the August debt deal but also significantly higher than the levels set by the House GOP for domestic programs.

House panel okays $33 billion in food stamp cuts

A U.S. congressional panel approved about $33 billion in cuts over 10 years from food stamp benefits, in a largely symbolic and highly partisan vote opposed by committee Democrats and by anti-poverty groups.

Feeding America Strongly Opposes House Cuts to SNAP Program