By Mary Clare Jalonick, The Associated Press After meeting privately with almost half the members of the Senate, it’s time for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to testify publicly this week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If confirmed, as is expected, she would be the first Black woman to sit on the high court […]
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House Bipartisan Bill Scales Back Major Food Stamps Cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House plan to make major cuts to food stamps would be scaled back under a bipartisan agreement on a massive farm bill, a near end to a more than two-year fight that has threatened to hurt rural lawmakers in an election year. The measure announced Monday by the House and Senate […]
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House Votes a 5 Percent Reduction in Food Stamp Program
WASHINGTON (AP)Updated 9/19/2013 — The House has voted to cut nearly $4 billion a year from food stamps, a 5 percent reduction to the nation’s main feeding program used by more than 1 in 7 Americans. The 217-210 vote was a win for conservatives after Democrats united in opposition and some GOP moderates said the […]
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Judge Approves Black Farmers Settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has given final approval to a $1.2 billion government settlement with black farmers who claim they were unfairly denied loans and other assistance from the Agriculture Department over many years. Federal judge Paul Friedman approved the settlement late Thursday. He said it will likely take about a year for […]
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Obama: Nutrition Bill Vital to Children’s Future
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands more children would get into school-based meal programs and those lunches and dinners would become more nutritious under a bill President Barack Obama signed into law Dec. 13, part of an administration-wide effort to combat childhood obesity. “At a very basic level, this act is about doing what’s right for our […]