WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- Some 170,000 U.S. veterans would no longer qualify for food stamps via a provision of a House of Representatives bill, a non-profit group says.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington said the House of Representatives' Republican version of the farm bill -- a five-year piece of legislation that funds nutrition and agriculture provisions -- would cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding for food stamps by nearly $40 billion over 10 years beginning next year.