House GOP Budget Slashes Food Assistance Funding

May 24, 2011

In an effort to control spending, House Republicans have proposed cutting $832 million, 12 percent, from federal assistance for low-income mothers and children, and a $457 million, 31 percent, from emergency aid and agricultural development dollars to poor countries, the Associated Press is reporting. 

The proposed budget also cuts federal funding for food stamps by $2 billion. 

The Food and Drug administration's budget under the proposed bill is cut by 12 percent, although new industry fees would fill in some of the lost revenue. Agriculture research and development would also lose funding. 

 

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Darcey Fitrakis's picture

this is crap! with everything going on these a holes send all our resources to other countries and when we need it they are not there for us!i think we need to revoke them and if it keeps up we need a revaluation and over throw this counties leaders!