“I say to my Republican colleagues: What’s wrong with you people?” McGovern said Wednesday during a period of debate ... Democrats used it to hammer home the impact the bill would have on essential ...

A session defined by Republican wins concluded with a Republican rebellion this week in the House of Representatives.

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GOP control of U.S. House will likely intensify debates over food stamps ... And the farm bills failed on the House floor in 2018 because of revolts by Democrats over proposed GOP cuts to SNAP, ...

Food stamps, formally known as Supplemental Benefit Nutrition Program (SNAP) benefits, have been targeted by deficit hawks as a way to slash federal spending. Republican leaders have proposed ...

The cost-share plan was a critical way for Republicans to trim spending to pay for their massive reconciliation package and ...

The House launched debate before midnight and by dawn the vote was called, 215-214, with Democrats staunchly opposed. It next goes to the Senate, with long negotiations ahead.

SNAP is also the Farm Bill’s most expensive program, which naturally makes it controversial in a trillion-dollar legislation. From 2019 to 2023, SNAP spending doubled to $127 billion from $63 billion ...