Cuts to food stamps threaten farm bill

Published June 19, 2013 4:00am ET



White House opposition to the House’s massive farm bill could leave some Republicans and conservative groups in the awkward position of agreeing with President Obama.

As the House continued debate Wednesday on the five-year measure that includes billions of dollars for crop subsidies and farmers’ insurance, many Republicans have threatened to reject it on the grounds that the bill’s $2 billion annual cuts to the food stamp program don’t go far enough.

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