Food Stamp Recipients may be Forced to Undergo Drug Tests Food stamp recipients may have to undergo drug tests and funding for the public assistance program could face drastic budget cuts if amendments to the House of Representatives’ Farm bill pass, according to the Huffington Post. The drug testing amendment is one of more than 100 changes proposed for the Farm bill, which would increase crop insurance subsidies, decrease direct payments to farmers ...
June 19, 2013 - Opposing Views
Food stamp cuts key to farm bill's fate in House WASHINGTON (AP) — House passage of a massive farm bill could turn on the level of food stamp cuts as key backers scrambled Wednesday to secure support for the five-year, half-trillion dollar measure.
June 19, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News